Cornish fudge firm pumps £600k into new site
A Cornish confectionery company has pumped £600,000 into a new site, tripling production space and creating six new jobs.
Archives for May 4, 2015
UK food industry gets automated to cut costs
The UK food industry is switching on to the benefits of automation amid growing pressure to cut costs, according to engineering component specialist European Automation.
Food and drink firms should 'beware bribery threat'
Manufacturers must take the threat of bribery more seriously by putting in place measures to safeguard against it, a legal expert has advised. The warning comes as new figures suggest a third of food firms have no protection in place against such illegal...
Election 2015
UKIP voters most likely to shop at Sainsbury’s stores
Tesco and Sainsbury shoppers are most likely to vote Conservative, Asda and Morrisons customers favour Labour and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has the highest support among Sainsbury’s shoppers.
Northern Ireland pastry firm creates 43 jobs
A pastry firm is creating 43 jobs in Strabane, Northern Ireland, as a result of a £7.4M investment.
Supermarket war ‘blunts campylobacter control’
The battle against campylobacter, Britain’s leading cause of food poisoning, has been compromised by the big four supermarkets’ price war against discount stores Aldi and Lidl, warns Bernard Matthews group technical director Jeremy Hall.
Checks for radioactive food need toughening
The UK’s food regulations are not tough enough to prevent products produced around the Fukushima nuclear disaster area from making it onto supermarket shelves, experts have warned.
Retailers are reacting to the HGV driver shortfall
Retailers are understood to be taking measures to address a shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, having previously denied that the issue could potentially cripple the perishable food sector.
First Milk turnaround could mean 70 job cuts
Up to 70 jobs could go at dairy co-operative First Milk as the business restructures after struggling with cash flow issues.
Ice cream listeria risk to the ill and elderly
Fears have been raised about the wider possible contamination of frozen food with the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Europe, and the potentially deadly threat this poses to vulnerable individuals, following serious food poisoning outbreaks...
How to impress food buyers and get listed
Food and drink start-ups must understand their market and competition and prove their product could disrupt it and bring benefits for retailer before approaching a buyer, according to Sainsbury.