Inside food & drink manufacturing
Unite the union is stepping up its campaign to retain production and jobs at Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, amid reports non-cider making manufacturing firms have expressed interest in acquiring the site.
The soft drink industry has slammed claims that a 20% tax on sugary drinks would cut UK obesity rates by 5% within nine years – resulting in 3.7M fewer obese people.
Nestlé’s still suffering from its Indian Maggi noodle recall and has lost touch with the Chinese consumer, hitting growth for the global food and drink manufacturer, according to market analysts.
Morrisons will invest £30M in a four-year makeover of its staff facilities across its stores, after employees claimed they were outdated.
Innovative proposals from packaging suppliers are now more likely to be welcomed by customers, especially where those suppliers act as well-informed ‘brand champions’, tailoring their proposals, one drinks industry insider claims.
2 Sisters Food Group is keeping quiet on whether it is in the early stages of negations to sell its Fox’s Biscuits brand to Burton’s Biscuits.
Despite the recent turbulence in recycling markets, recycled content in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays for meat and chilled foods remains as important as ever, reinforced by clearer regulatory status and by materials innovation, according to one...
The boss of the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) set out the scale of the challenge facing the food and drink manufacturing industry at the organisation’s Food & Drink Skills Conference this week.