Stoddart's to be sold to private investors
Stoddart's, the Scottish beef processing company, is to be sold in a staged sale to a consortium of private investors.
Archives for November 11, 2015
Premier Foods’s sales boost ‘credit to management’
Premier Foods’s first quarterly branded sales rise for two years was a tribute to the manufacturer’s management team, say leading City analysts.
KK Fine Foods expands factory, creating 100 jobs
Frozen ready meal maker KK Fine Foods is set to create 100 jobs as part of a £833,000 expansion of its food factory in Wales.
Sainsbury profit slump ‘shows food industry challenge’
Sainsbury’s 17.9% slump in underlying pre-tax half year profits to £308M reveals the challenges facing the whole food industry, according to a leading retail analyst.
Me and my factory
Brothers ... still in naans
William and Charles Eid have big plans now they are back at the helm of Signature Flatbreads, the 50:50 joint venture with Aryzta. The brothers spoke to Rick Pendrous
‘Fog on the horizon’ for food trade in 2016
The food sector faces considerable uncertainty about what the retail landscape will look like next year, given the monumental changes coming down the line not least the introduction of a National Living Wage (NLW) of £7.20 an hour next April.
Time running out to grab a share of £10M research fund into healthier foods
Innovative food manufacturers are being encouraged to sign up for the chance of winning a share of a £10M fund designed to promote research and development (R&D) into healthier products.
Government backs Scotch whisky industry as decline slows
Scotch whisky industry representatives and government officials have pledged to boost economic growth, as the industry shows signs of recovery.
DEFRA’s ‘enormous’ budget cut to slash activities, warns FDF
An “enormous” funding cut is set to slash the operations of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), warns a food and drink manufacturing boss.
Crab processing factory closure threatens 81 jobs
Scottish crab processor Burgons of Eyemouth has been brought to the brink of closing its factory following cripplingly losses.
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
Turkey boss sets out goal on campylobacter
Bernard Matthews group technical director Jeremy Hall has set out his mission to make poultry the meat of choice over the next 10 years by preventing campylobacter food poisoning.