Me and my factory
Eyes on the pies
Wilf Lewis has set his sights on refocusing his company's priorities.
Archives for February 29, 2016
Swiss confectioner Suteria uses robots to pipe hazelnut meringues
wiss confectioner Suteria Chocolata is making use of robotics to manufacture its famous Solothurner Torte, which it has been producing for a...
Maltster Bairds upgrades its Inverness drive systems
Bairds Malt, which operates six malt houses across England and Scotland, supplying 250,000t of malt a year to the brewing and distillery sectors, has upgraded the drive systems at its processing facility in Inverness with the help of the Gibbons...
Sales boost for Direct Food Ingredients
Cheshire-based distributor Direct Food Ingredients (DFI) boosted sales by 52% in 2015 thanks to an influx of new clients, and is now predicting a further 30% growth in 2016.
Tulip boosts apprenticeship programme
Pork processor Tulip is extending its apprenticeship programme for 2016, offering 30 butchery, nine engineering and nine technical apprenticeships.
Mondelēz cuts gum cooling times
Mondelēz has dramatically improved the efficiency of its chewing gum manufacture, thanks to the help of a partnership between Cambridgeshire-based fluid dynamics consultancy 42 Technology and German cooling tunnel supplier Gabler.
Andy Murray invests in Dragons’ Den reject
Tennis ace Andy Murray has helped Dragons’ Den reject ice cream manufacturer Oppo secure more than £300,000 of crowd funding by investing in the ‘guilt-free’ ice cream brand.
Lewis Pie & Pasty launches quirky Welsh-themed range
A range of upmarket pies with quirky names has been unveiled by a Welsh producer as part of a wider strategy to develop growing markets.
Warburtons: first food manufacturer in top firms list
Warburtons, Britain’s largest bakery brand, is the first food manufacturer to make The Sunday Times’ Top 25 Best Big Companies list.
Traceability scheme raises consumer trust
Food manufacturers are being invited to improve traceability by joining a network of primary producers that can validate claims about the origins of their products.
Morrisons agrees grocery supply deal with Amazon
Morrisons and Amazon have agreed a new supply agreement, making the retailer’s products available for home delivery through the Amazon Prime Now service.
Brexit Debate
Food and Drink Federation bosses in Brexit meeting
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) executive committee is meeting today to discuss the organisation’s position on EU membership, ahead of the referendum on Thursday June 23.
British retail sector may lose 900k jobs by 2025
Up to 900,000 jobs could be lost from the British retail sector by 2025, partly due to rising costs linked to the National Living Wage and the new apprenticeship levy, warns the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Traceable pork rind to ‘improve meat texture’
A functional protein made from fully traceable pork rind has been developed by Essentia Protein Solutions to meet the growing demand for the provenance of food ingredients.
Speciality Breads installs turnkey pack line
Artisan baker Speciality Breads has opened a new £3M 3,000m2 factory in Margate, which features a fully automated turnkey packaging line producing around 1,000 cases of product a day.
Childhood obesity strategy delayed until the summer
The government’s widely-anticipated childhood obesity strategy has been delayed until the summer.