Grocery charity appoints William Reed exec as a trustee
The grocery charity GroceryAid has appointed William Reed senior executive Lorraine Hendle to its board of trustees.
Archives for October 4, 2016
Tesco posts sales boost as ‘momentum is returning’
Tesco’s “momentum is returning”, according to city analysts, after the supermarket firm posted a seventh consecutive quarter of volume growth in its half-year update today (October 5).
Doughnut maker Krispy Kreme UK sold to US parent
Krispy Kreme UK has been bought by its US parent group the company confirmed on Wednesday (October 5), in a deal worth an estimated £200M.
‘May contain’ labels to be reassessed
‘May contain’ precautionary labelling of foods for the accidental presence of allergens could become far more useful for those suffering allergies, as scientists develop a “risk management toolbox” for industry, covering threshold dose allergen action...
Food fraud fears on nutritional labels
Thousands of small food and drink manufacturers, including many of the 40,000 artisan producers in the UK supplying directly to consumers, could be breaking the law for illegal nutritional labelling and making illegal claims on their pre-packed products,...
Surrey brewery begins £400k expansion
The Hogs Back Brewery has launched a £400,000 investment plan to boost production by 30%.
Bernard Matthews’ takeover: suppliers’ uncertainty
The sale of Bernard Matthews to 2 Sisters owner Ranjit Singh Boparan could leave hundreds of businesses out of pocket, and even force some to close, according to industry insiders.
Antimicrobial growth led by clean-label
The use of in-pack antimicrobials and other forms of active packaging is likely to be driven over the next few years by both the shelf-life requirements of ‘clean-label’ formulations with fewer additives and by the need to fight specific pathogens such...