Allied Bakeries plant closure plan could hit 170 jobs
The closure of Allied Bakeries’ Orpington plant in Kent threatens up to 170 jobs and local MP Jo Johnson has demanded answers from Allied’s parent company Associated British Foods (ABF).
Archives for August 5, 2014
Morrisons ad banned for promoting poor diet
A Morrisons ad has been banned for encouraging children to eat less healthily.
Coca-Cola Company won’t ditch stevia in the UK
Sugar reduction campaigners have praised the Coca-Cola Company’s (CCC’s) refusal to drop the natural sweetener stevia in its Glaceau Vitaminwater in the UK, as it has done in the US.
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Weetabix announces 30 redundancies
Weetabix will make 30 roles at its Northamptonshire sites redundant in response to increasing pressure from supermarket own-label products and the discounters, it has announced.
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Putin to be thanked for Britain’s energy focus
Britain should thank president Vladimir Putin for focusing national attention on the need for a domestic energy policy, says a former cabinet insider.
Sainsbury ditches plans for Exeter depot jobs
Sainsbury has abandoned plans to create jobs through the construction of a 49,053m2 multi-modal distribution centre at Clyst Honiton near Exeter.
Haydens Bakery aims to avoid troubles like Avana
Haydens Bakery has restructured its operations by securing more contracts to safeguard jobs and prevent a similar situation to 2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries site, where 650 jobs were at risk.