Bakkavor appoints two non-executive directors
Own-label food manufacturer Bakkavor has appointed two non-executive directors, as part of the company’s plans for growth in the UK and internationally.
Archives for December 7, 2016
Real Good Food sales grow despite volatile market
Real Good Food’s sales grew by 5% to £49M in the six months to September 30 2016, driven by the performance of its premium bakery division, the company revealed in its interim report.
Hilton Food Group plans for new Australian factory
Hilton Food Group is to build a new meat processing facility in Australia, to expand its packing capabilities.
Samworth defends sacking after union backlash
Samworth Brothers Ltd has defended its decision to sack an employee, after the Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) slammed the dismissal as “shameful”, claiming the employee was sacked for “naming and shaming” Samworth Brothers over contractual...
Four chocolate trends to help manufacturers
Exploiting four top chocolate trends – indulgence, premium, healthy and sustainability – will help manufacturers make the best of changing consumer trends, it was revealed in a Cargill report this week.
‘Complex’ sugar tax draft slammed
Draft legislation for the Soft Drink Industry Levy has been described as “complex” and raises “serious questions” if a sugar tax would work, said law firm DWF.
2 Sisters’ Fox’s Biscuits factory fire hospitalises two
Two engineers were hospitalised with smoke inhalation after a fire at 2 Sisters’ Fox’s Biscuits factory in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire this week (December 5).
Food firms best at navigating Europe’s busiest roads
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged all UK logistics operators to follow the food and drink industry’s example in using real-time traffic information to avoid delays, after it was revealed the UK had the most congested roads in Europe.
Poultry industry on ‘devastating’ bird flu alert
Poultry producers have been ordered to keep their birds indoors for 30 days, in a bid to protect the industry from a “devastating” outbreak of avian flu.