Premier Foods blames falling sales on warm weather
Premier Foods’s ceo Gavin Darby has blamed a 4% fall in the manufacturer’s Grocery division sales and falling profits on warm weather in half-year results for the 26 weeks to October 1 2016.
Archives for November 16, 2016
FMEAs
Moy Park wins top marks for training in manufacturing Oscars
Moy Park has won top marks in the Training programme of the year category of this year’s food and drink manufacturing Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
Morrisons’ new Amazon deal will build its role as ‘food maker and shopkeeper’
The new one-hour grocery delivery service launched by Morrisons and Amazon will build the supermarket’s business as “a food maker and shopkeeper”, says its boss David Potts.
Big savings on offer from improved energy efficiency
Many food and drink manufacturers are still reluctant to take advantage of efficiency savings, which will not only cut their energy bills but also reduce their environmental impact, it has emerged.
Cranswick buys Dunbia’s Ballymena pork business
Meat firm Cranswick has boosted its pig processing capability with the acquisition of Dunbia’s Northern Ireland pork business for an undisclosed sum.
Moy Park sales boosted by export growth
Moy Park has posted increased sales for the third quarter of 2016, thanks to a strong export performance.