Bakkavor to add 270 staff after Wingland Foods boost
Bakkavor is recruiting to fill 270 new jobs, after the official opening of its Wingland Foods factory extension last Friday (March 28).
Archives for March 30, 2014
FOODEX 2014
Experts call for more integration to tackle food fraud
Food fraud must be tackled through a more integrated approach from government and industry and better resources for food inspectors and enforcement officers.
Don’t bear the cost burden of EU law
New rules requiring all large firms to undertake mandatory energy efficiency assessments could end up being a major cost burden unless the findings are used to introduce savings in the businesses, warns a leading environmental consultancy.
Food firms fail to deliver supply chain goals, says research
Businesses are failing to deliver their goals because they have too many supply chain priorities.
Profit growth from Young’s Seafood and Lyons Seafoods
Two seafood firms, Young's Seafood and Lyons Seafoods, have posted strong profit growth, buoyed up by a focus on the chilled food market.
Yet more burdensome regulation from the EU
From December 2014, under new EU labelling rules, allergens will have to be highlighted in the ingredients lists on food labels rather than in a separate box, which is common practice in the UK, but will no longer be permitted. For example, under the new...
Dairy co-op Arla to merge with Belgian rival
Arla Foods, the world’s sixth biggest dairy company, plans to merge with its Belgian rival EGM Walhorn.
Foodex 2014
England complacent on Scottish independence vote: Portillo
England seriously underestimates the prospect of Scotland voting yes to independence and the political instability that would bring, warns former cabinet minister and broadcaster Michael Portillo.
Magnum creates chocolate dresses for 25th anniversary
Unilever has teamed up with fashion designer Henry Holland to create a Magnum inspired dress, made entirely out of chocolate.