Marks & Spencer wins award for environmental impact
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has been rewarded for leading the way with reducing environmental impact and carbon emissions at this year’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) Multimodal Awards.
Archives for May 19, 2016
Huhtamaki packaging firm buys Delta Print for £80M
Huhtamaki, the Finland-based specialist in packaging for food and drink, has acquired Belfast company Delta Print and Packaging for £80M.
Real Good Food opens new headquarters
The newly-opened headquarters of Real Good Food (RGF) will help boost the company’s product development and innovation, claims the manufacturer.
Asda’s sales fall 5.7% after ‘fierce competition’
Asda has blamed a 5.7% fall in like-for-like sales in its first-quarter trading on “fierce competition” in the UK retail sector.
Food and drink firms welcome Queen’s Speech – mostly
Government plans to support business, education and the economy – set out in the Queen’s Speech – have been welcomed by food and drink manufacturers. But plans to introduce a sugar tax continued to draw criticism from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Food industry trafficking: brothers jailed for six years
Two Slovakian brothers have been sentenced to six years each in prison, after being convicted of trafficking Slovak nationals, some of whom were working in the food industry.