Fire crews rush to Tangerine factory fire
Teams from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue were called to a fire at Tangerine Confectionery’s factory in York this week.
Archives for November 4, 2016
2 Sisters owner reports £25M profits jump
2 Sisters’ parent company Boparan Holdings reported a 40% increase in like-for-like operating profit to £25.3M in its fourth-quarter trading update, despite the uncertain market following the Brexit vote.
Food scientists must stand up and be counted
Scientists – including those in food science and nutrition – need to start explaining to politicians and the public generally some potentially uncomfortable truths, or risk being shackled with policies that are not evidence-based, a leading scientist has...
Sweet factory workers to strike over pay and work conditions
Workers at confectionery maker Tangerine have planned a four-day strike, beginning on November 8, over a pay rise dispute and what are claimed to be poor working conditions, according to the GMB union.
Müller plans London factory closure and 389 job cuts
Müller Milk & Ingredients wants to cut 389 jobs at its Chadwell Heath, north-east London, factory, after the dairy firm announced plans to close the facility because it’s “no longer economically viable”, while investing £100M elsewhere.
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
Mash Direct in monster win at manufacturing Oscars
Mash Direct, the Northern Ireland-based ready meal and prepared vegetable supplier, has won the coveted overall Food Manufacture company of the year at the food and drink manufacturing Oscars, alongside the title Chilled, fresh and dairy manufacturing...