FSA investigates eggs contaminated with insecticide
The origin of imported eggs, contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, is being investigated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Archives for August 8, 2017
Coca-Cola crowdsourcing seeks sugar alternatives
The Coca-Cola Company has launched two crowdsourcing schemes to find innovative ways to sweeten food and beverages.
Most manufacturers ‘go beyond labelling obligation’
Most food manufacturers go beyond their legal obligation to provide clear nutrition labelling, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), after claims manufacturers were “deliberately deceiving” shoppers by not using colour-coded labels on cereal packaging.
Food-to-go sector to be worth £23.5bn by 2022
The UK food-to-go market will be worth £23.5bn by 2022, according to grocery think-tank IGD.
Poultry recalls hit a 15-year high across Europe
Recalls of chicken and poultry meat products across Europe are at a 15-year high, according to a report from business consultancy Stericycle Expert Solutions, with bacterial contamination accounting for more than 90% of food alerts.
Modern alchemy: profiting from food waste
Adding value to waste products, in an approach known as ‘valorisation’, could be the future for food and drink by-products.
Seafood supplier to create jobs at new factory
Seafood and game meat supplier Coast & Glen is to create jobs at a new factory in Inverness, Scotland, purchased with assistance from HSBC.
Cott sells off drinks manufacturing businesses
Soft drink manufacturer Cott Beverages’ UK manufacturing business is to be sold by its US-headquartered owner Cott Corporation, as part of a deal worth almost £1bn.
Motorway closed after flour truck crash
Motorists were left stranded over the weekend, after a collision between a lorry and a caravan in the early hours of Saturday morning left 24t of flour strewn across the M5.
RGF founder resigns after share value drops
Bakery ingredients manufacturer Real Good Food’s (RGF’s) founder Pieter Totté has resigned from the company, a week after issuing a profits warning as the company’s shares fell to their lowest value since 2010.
Flexitarian trend opportunity for manufacturers
Food manufacturers could benefit from the growing flexitarian trend towards eating less meat, after it was revealed that more than a quarter of UK shoppers had cut their meat consumption over the past six months.
Premier Foods appoints easyJet boss
Premier Foods has appointed the senior easyJet executive Keith Hamill as its new non-executive chairman.