Inside food & drink manufacturing
A ban on the sale of all products made by a Scottish cheesemaker linked to a recent E.coli outbreak that led to the death of a child “was not taken lightly”, according to the food body behind the decision.
Scotch whisky exports grew in the first half of 2016, despite worries about the UK’s future trade relationships with the EU and other countries.
Dairy co-operative Ornua has created 65 new jobs with the opening of its new £32.2M (€38M) butter production and packing facility Kerrygold Park in Ireland this week (September 14).
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has rejected calls for mandatory country of origin labelling for meat and milk in processed products.
Poultry processor Moy Park Holdings has appointed Sian Land as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and will join the company’s executive board.
Morrisons’ chief executive David Potts has thanked the retailer’s “food makers”, after the business reported rising like-for-like sales and profits in first-half results posted on September 15.