Foodex 2016
Antibacterial bag wins Foodex Best New Idea
An antibacterial Bag for Life – designed to prevent food infections from most common types of bacteria – won the Best New Idea award at the trade event Foodex 2016.
Archives for May 2, 2016
Foodex 2016
2 Sisters boss: ‘apprentices play a key role’
2 Sisters Food Group relies on apprentices to help plug the skills gap, according to its group technical learning and development manager, who helped frame the government’s new Trailblazer programme of apprenticeships.
UK businesses ‘stable’ but skills shortage fears growing
Business conditions for UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) stabilised over the past quarter but the looming skills shortage is still cause for concern, warned the latest Confederation of British Industry (CBI) quarterly trends survey.
Cheese maker prosecuted after deadly listeria find
A Somerset dairy producer has been hit by a fine and slammed for running a “shoddy operation”, after her cheese was shown to consistently contain harmful bacteria such as listeria, salmonella and E.coli.
Morrisons: more price cuts, ahead of results
Morrisons has revealed a new round of price cuts, ahead of its first-quarter results, due to be posted on Thursday (May 5).
Foodex 2016
Manufacturing spending ‘hit by EU referendum uncertainty’
Many manufacturing business leaders are delaying investment until after the EU referendum on June 23, according to TV business broadcaster Steph McGovern.