Inside food & drink manufacturing
The Apprentice Levy, announced in chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, has received a mixed reaction from industry groups – ranging from cautious praise to fears about its impact on apprenticeship recruitment.
Life president of Morrisons, Sir Ken Morrison and his son William have shopped at Sainsbury to buy £6M shares, according to media reports.
All major supermarkets are likely to follow The Co-operative Group’s decision to impose unannounced audits on own-label food producers, the head of a food safety certification body has warned.
The inexorable rise of digital printing is the first of six key trends set to influence the global food and drink packaging industry next year, according to a new report from Mintel.
Food and drink manufacturers have been warned to beware recalls after a spate of high-profile cases involving Asda and other leading supermarkets.
Dairy Crest has bought out its joint venture partner for £6M as it prepares to start selling a prebiotic widely used in infant formula.