Dairy Crest invests £4M in Harper Adams centre
Dairy Crest is investing £4M in a food innovation centre at Harper Adams University campus at Newport in Shropshire, which it hopes will help it boost new product development.
Archives for October 14, 2014
‘Irresponsible’ Diageo Captain Morgan ad banned
Diageo’s Captain Morgan brand has again fallen fowl of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for featuring a parrot that it deemed could appeal to children.
Tulip to create up to 45 jobs in £8M investment
Meat processor Tulip is creating up to 45 jobs in an £8M investment at its Ruskington plant in Lincolnshire, which makes Scotch eggs and cocktail sausages for the retail sector.
Food industry must unite to tackle obesity and waste
The food industry must engage with frozen food firm Iglo Group’s latest programme to tackle obesity, food waste and unsustainable production, according the firm’s boss Elio Leoni Sceti.
Ishida creates 68 new jobs
Ishida has created 68 new jobs at its UK manufacturing base, after doubling sales of its weighing and packing equipment over the past three years.
Halloween boosts food and drink sales: Mintel
Halloween is proving devilishly good for UK food and drink sales, according to new research from Mintel.
Software cuts shrinkage and saves Booths cash
Booths Supermarkets slashed shrinkage across its business and saved significant amounts of cash by implementing supply chain management software supplied by Relex, according to Andrew Rafferty, the retailer’s IT and e-commerce director.
Tesco crisis
Tesco suspends three more execs in profits probe
Tesco has suspended three more executives as the investigation into the £250M overstatement of its profits continues.
Seabrook Crisps pumps cash into production
Seabrook Crisps has invested £32,730 in new machinery and the creation of at least four jobs as part of wider plans to boost innovation, improve production flexibility and boost sales.
Amazon creates 1,000 jobs at UK distribution centres
Online retail giant Amazon is to create 1,000 new jobs at UK fulfilment centres, six months after a leading UK wholesale boss predicted the retailer would deliver “a fresh approach” to the UK grocery market.