Inside food & drink manufacturing
Brexit and the food industry
Quitting the EU would be “a dangerous step into the unknown”, warned the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW), during a debate with Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones and the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage, organised by the Institute for Welsh Affairs.
Mizkan Euro – the manufacturer of Branston Pickle – has been fined £120,000 for health and safety failings in relation to asbestos.
Morrisons has posted like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, up by 0.2% for the nine weeks to January 3, in what one city analyst described as “a morale boost to sector sentiment”.
High street baker Greggs ended its “excellent year” on a high note, after strong sales growth in sandwiches and drinks including healthy options, claims the firm.
The discount retailers Aldi and Lidl enjoyed a boost in sales over Christmas, while the big four suffered in a market that saw sales fall by 0.2%, according to figures released by Kantar Worldpanel today (January 12).