UK sweet firm bought by Turkish confectionery group
UK confectionery manufacturer Dexters has been acquired by the Turkish confectionery group Bebeto for an undisclosed sum.
Archives for January 9, 2017
Food hygiene inspection charges move closer
Food manufacturers will be expected to meet the costs of food safety inspections, enforcement input and a registration scheme, under new plans from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Manufacturers expect more risks than opportunities in 2017
British manufacturers – including food and drink firms – are preparing for “another bumpy ride” in 2017, as almost half expect more risks than opportunities over the coming year, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, revealed.
Addo Food Group plans to cut nearly 50 jobs
Almost 50 jobs could be lost at Addo Food Group’s Spalding Bakery, after the pastry manufacturer proposed to restructure its shift system.
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Food firms to benefit from eating out trends
Food manufacturers are set to benefit from two separate contradictory eating out trends, predicts the director of market research group MCA.
Migrant worker availability is top industry concern
The government has been urged by the chairman of a leading training provider to engage more with food and drink manufacturing business leaders to resolve the huge challenge of access to labour – both migrants from the EU and domestic workers – if the...
Coca-Cola plans launches in new soft drinks categories
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) plans to develop more soft drinks such – as its new Honest organic herbal tea brand recently launched in the UK – in categories outside those it has traditionally served, its UK boss Leendert den Hollander has revealed.
2 Sisters’ final warning plant in new smell complaint
A 2 Sisters-owned chicken processing site in Perthshire has received another official complaint, despite being on a final warning over the impact smells generated from the site was having on the local community.