Greggs posts 15th consecutive quarter of rising sales
High street baker Greggs recorded its 15th consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth, after reporting a 7.3% sales boost to £453M.
Archives for August 1, 2017
refrigeration spotlight
Fresh fruit and veg firm Reynolds gets extra cooling
Reynolds, a supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables, has partnered with temperature control and mobile power specialist Aggreko to provide additional cooling capacity for its packing lines during the warmer summer months.
FSA ‘should gain power to assess chlorinated chicken after Brexit’
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) should be given new powers after Brexit to review scientific evidence on alternative food safety practices, including chlorinated-chicken, hormone-treated beef and genetically modified (GM) foods, says think-tank Policy...
Scottish nationalists protest at Tunnock’s factory
Protestors descended on biscuit manufacturer Tunnock’s last week, after reports that the biscuit maker was to remove Scottish branding from its exported products.
Refrigeration spotlight
Cold store rental provider gains new ISO standards
Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores, a supplier of rental temperature controlled storage for food, has achieved accreditation to the ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management standards.
Two men jailed for adding horsemeat to food chain
Two men have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef in a bid to bolster company profits.
Faccenda cuts antibiotics as EU ‘proves’ AMR risk
Poultry processor Faccenda Foods has cut its antibiotic use by 70% over the past two years, as evidence mounts that its use increases the risk of antibiotic resistance (AMR) in humans and animals.
‘More exciting’ food-to-go products needed
Food manufacturers and independent convenience retailers are being urged to offer more exciting ‘food-to-go’ choices to avoid missing out on the £2.3bn business opportunity.
Concerns raised by sugar beet factory plans
Plans to build a sugar beet processing plant that would create more than 300 jobs in North Yorkshire have raised concerns from campaigners, over the damage development could cause to the landscape and environment.
Morrisons becomes sole McColl’s supplier
Morrisons has signed a deal to become the sole UK wholesale supplier for retailer McColl’s.
Real Good Food shares fall after profits warning
Cake ingredients maker Real Good Food’s (RGF’s) shares fell to its lowest value since 2010 this week, after it issued a profits warning on August 1.
Refrigeration spotlight
Frozen transport to and from Continent rises
Supply chain specialist NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics is expecting further growth in the volumes of frozen food it handles both into and out of the UK.
Refrigeration spotlight
Get ready for cooling directive change
Food and drink manufacturers have been urged by temperature control systems specialist ICS Cool Energy to upgrade their process cooling systems in the run-up to planned changes to the Ecodesign Directive, which will come into effect on January 1 2018.
manufacturing product file
Fourpure installs skid-mounted brewery system
Food and drink processing equipment supplier GEA is to install its first UK Craft-Star skid-mounted brewing system at the craft brewer Fourpure Brewing Co in Bermondsey, London as part of a £2M project that will see production capacity increase by 400%...