Cranswick makes ‘positive start’ to its financial year
Pork processor Cranswick said it has made a “positive start” to its new financial year and confirmed the sale of its sandwich business to Greencore.
Archives for July 24, 2016
Ice cream company investment to boost turnover
A Leeds-based ice cream manufacturer has invested over £100,000 additional cold storage facilities and automated filling equipment to boost production.
Kellogg’s factory features in BBC documentary
The inner-workings of Kellogg’s Manchester factory will be unveiled tomorrow (Tuesday July 26), as the company is the first to feature in BBC Two’s ‘Inside The Factory: How Our Favourite Foods Are Made’ second season.
Wraps recalled over potentially fatal bacteria
Lytham Foods has recalled a number of its Freshbite wraps after concerns over the company’s safety procedures to prevent harmful levels of bacteria in its products.
Greencore buys Cranswick’s sandwich business
Greencore Group has acquired The Sandwich Factory from Cranswick for £15M, as part of its strategy to boost its food-to-go business.
Fatal E.coli outbreak probe focuses on wholesale
The investigation into the fatal E.coli outbreak linked to mixed salad leaves is focusing on wholesale and not retail, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed.
Time is running out to win a manufacturing Oscar
Time is running out to win a food and drink manufacturing Oscar – with the deadline set for Friday July 29.
Tunnock’s Teacake factory expansion creates 30 jobs
Teacake manufacturer Tunnock’s is to create up to 30 jobs at its factory, after announcing a multi-million pound plan to expand its main site in Scotland.
Turners Fine Foods’s 320 jobs under threat
Food wholesaler Turners Fine Foods has reportedly been taken into administration, threatening more than 320 jobs, and prompting offers of ‘help’ from competitors Booker Wholesale and Brakes.