Arla opens cheese storage and maturation facility
Arla, the farmer-owned dairy company and one of the UK’s largest cheese manufacturers, has opened a new facility in Shropshire for maturing its cheeses.
Archives for February 6, 2017
Ensure forklift truck productivity in cold stores with eight top tips
Advice is now available to support improved productivity of forklift trucks operating in cold store environments from RTITB, the regulatory body for workplace transport training.
Tesco’s suppliers could lose out from £3.7bn merger
Tesco’s £3.7bn mega merger with Booker could lead to their suppliers losing out, warns the former Northern Foods boss, Lord Christopher Haskins.
Cheese firm linked to E.coli death looks to clear name
The cheesemaker implicated in an E.coli outbreak that led to the death of a three-year-old girl has spoken of his “relief” after two of his products were seized – as it offered him a chance to clear the company’s name in court.
Glanbia buys Amazing Grass and Body & Fit for £156M
Nutrition firm Glanbia has revealed the £156M acquisitions of plant-based nutrition company Amazing Grass and performance nutrition firm Body & Fit within the past month.
Focus on STEM subjects could solve gender pay-gap
The gender pay-gap in the manufacturing sector – including the food and drink industry – is due to a lack of young girls studying science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects, claimed the EEF, the manufacturer’s organisation.
Dairy ingredients maker in New Zealand yogurt deal
A Staffordshire-based ingredients supplier is to manufacture a range of natural yogurt mixes from New Zealand following a £700,000 joint investment.
Milk’s nutrients ‘helped’ England rugby star’s injury
England rugby star Joe Marler credited his remarkable recovery from a broken leg to drinking six gallons of milk, ahead of England’s 19-16 win over France on Saturday (February 4) in the Six Nations Championship.
Food packaging firms fined for safety failings
Two packaging firms which manufactured cardboard boxes used by the food and drink industry have been fined for health and safety failings.
Business Leaders’ Forum
Manufacturers warned off ‘having a go’ at prices rises
Food manufacturers have been warned off “having a go” at prices rises to exploit inflation, at the Food Manufacture Group’s Business Leaders’ Forum (BLF).