Campden BRI launches new food safety research projects
Campden BRI launched a number of new projects last month (January) that are designed to identify the future innovation needs of the food and drink supply chain.
Archives for February 10, 2017
Support food industry safety standards and win an iPad
Support food and drink manufacturing safety standards by taking part in our industry survey, ahead of Food Manufacture’s Safety conference 2017 and you could win an iPad mini.
Tate & Lyle reports third consecutive strong quarter
Food ingredients manufacturer Tate & Lyle expects to exceed its targets for the full financial year, according to its latest financial update for the three months to December 31.
GroceryAid appoints Tesco pensions boss as chair
Charity GroceryAid has appointed Tesco’s pensions boss Ruston Smith as chair of its board of trustees, effective immediately.
Business Leaders' Forum
Food industry labour and regulations are top challenges
Securing the food and drink industry’s labour needs and responding to the challenges of new legislation are among the top challenges facing manufacturers, according to law firm DWF.
Any US-UK trade deal will come at a price
Britain’s prospects of securing a trade deal with the US post-Brexit were one of the main items up for discussion (along with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) during Prime Minister Theresa May’s meeting with President Donald Trump last month.
Dairy Crest brands take ‘significant’ market share
Dairy Crest’s Clover, Frylight and Country Life brands took “significant share” in their respective markets over the past nine months, the dairy firm said in its third-quarter trading update, with analysts predicting a pre-tax profit of £61.5M.
Union slams Bernard Matthews’ planned 150 job cuts
Bernard Matthews’ plan to cut 150 jobs at its Great Witchingham production site and head office has been slammed by the Unite union as “deeply disappointing”.
Food safety recalls: planning prevents crises
It's crucial to prevent food and drink safety recall incidents becoming crises, as Michelle Knott discovers.
Potential £750M boost to Scottish food industry
Scotland’s food and drink industry could get a £750M boost, as the government plans to make public-sector catering contracts more accessible to Scottish businesses.
Nestlé supports 4,557 students in STEM subjects
Nestlé has helped more than 4,000 young people gain insight into food and drink manufacturing industry careers through science, technical, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects, according to Nestlé UK & Ireland’s Social Impact Report released this week...
Resistant starch shown to offer gut health boost
The potential health benefits of resistant starch (RS) could lead it to being classified as a prebiotic under the EU’s health claim process, according to a review.