New food labelling rules ‘to come as a shock’
The huge number of labelling changes set out in the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIR) will come a shock to some firms, warns Reading Scientific Services.
Archives for February 10, 2014
Final countdown to meet Food Information Regulation
It’s the final countdown to meet the new Food Information Regulation, reports Nicholas Robinson.
Chilled food firm Samworth Brothers buys Soreen
Samworth Brothers has acquired Soreen for an undisclosed sum in a deal that has been well received by employees of the high profile malt and fruit loaf firm.
Fewer food inspections ‘encourage food fraud’
Fewer local authority inspections of food businesses are encouraging food fraud, warns the boss of the West Yorkshire Food Control Laboratory, after its tests recently revealed more than a third of food and drink products sampled were fake.
Here today, gone tomorrow - all change for apprenticeships
Recent food and drink sector apprenticeship figures have shown about 3,500 apprentices starting a programme each year for the past two years; this is a good build on previous years, where figures hovered around 500 – 1,000.
Scottish politician to lead dairy review
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and West Dumfries Alex Fergusson has been appointed as chair of the inaugural review of the Dairy Industry Code of Best Practice.
‘Stop wasting money on maintenance’
Too many UK food and drink manufacturers are wasting huge amounts of money by not taking a more holistic approach to their asset care and maintenance operations, according to the boss of a leading specialist consultancy.
Shoppers urged not to demonise packaging
Consumers should not demonise food packaging, because it could prolong shelf-life, reducing the amount of products needlessly binned, according to the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries 650 job cut plan ‘kick in teeth’
The loss of a major Marks & Spencer contract, threatening 650 jobs at 2 Sisters Food Group’s Avana Bakeries factory in Newport, Wales, is a “kick in the teeth”, according to one union representative.
Dragons’ Den invests £150k in UK food and drink
Millionaires on the BBC TV programme Dragons’ Den invested £150,000 in UK food and drink manufacturing last night (Sunday February 11).
Great British Bounce Back 2014 open for entries
Food and drink manufacturers across the nation are invited to enter the Great British Bounce Back 2014 challenge, designed to showcase firms that are bouncing back from recession and investing in the future of their businesses.
Park Cakes rejects union’s bakery cheap labour claims
Park Cakes has rejected claims by the Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) that its success in winning a multi-million pound contract from Marks & Spencer (M&S) was driving the firm’s bid to cut workers’ pay and conditions at its Oldham bakery,...
£1M distillery investment gives Adnams spirit to grow
Investing nearly £1M into a distillery has allowed Adnams the brewer to side-step into a new market and diversify its offering, according chief executive Dr Andy Wood.
Novel foods fall through Trading Standards' net
Trading Standards (TS) don’t have the resources to check for the potentially dangerous unapproved novel foods illegally on sale on the UK market, it has emerged.