Inside food & drink manufacturing
Dairy giant Arla’s decision to cut the price of milk paid to producers has prompted an angry reaction from the National Farmers Union (NFU) and a plea to buy British dairy products over the Christmas period.
The term ‘probiotic’ could make a re-appearance on pots of yogurt on sale in UK supermarkets, if Italy is successful in getting approval for its use as a ‘generic descriptor’.
Thorntons has issued a Christmas profits warning, telling investors profits will be lower than expected due to a slump in supermarket orders.
A south Wales packaging firm has been ordered to pay £14,600, after a delivery driver was hit by a fork lift truck at its Ebbw Vale site.
Supermarkets have denied claims a shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers could cripple the perishable food and drink industry.