Siemens to help malt firm slash costs
International brewing giant Boortmalt hopes to reduce its costs by up to 30% within the next 12 months after signing a productivity improvement and technology programme with Siemens Digital Industries.
Archives for April 5, 2019
Former Princes MD joins plant-based protein firm
A former Princes MD is to join Atlantic Natural Foods this summer.
Food safety services boosted through global agreement
Food safety audit and support services look set to be boosted via an agreement between global certification business Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Food Safety Services International (FSSI), the food safety, quality and risk management firm.
Tech, skills and collaboration could boost potato harvests
Potato crop yields could be maximised through a combination of smart technology, training and greater supply chain collaboration, a new study has found.
Alliance launches sous-vide lamb and venison to UK
New Zealand farming co-operative Alliance has launched a range of lamb and venison products cooked sous-vide for the UK foodservice market.
Kellogg's sells US cookie and cracker brands
The Kellogg Company (Kellogg's) has sold US cookie and cracker brands Keebler and Famous Amos to Italy’s Ferrero Group, enabling it to focus on its core breakfast cereals and savoury snacks offer.
Moy Park to halt production at Ballymena site
Poultry processor Moy Park has announced plans to temporarily cease live bird processing at its Ballymena facility in Northern Ireland.
Fairburn’s boosts senior team
Egg producer L J Fairburn & Son (Fairburn’s) has made three senior appointments to its team.
Tulip invests £2.3m in snacks facility
Pork processor Tulip, which won the Site Team of the Year Award for its Redruth site at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2018, has invested £2.3m in its Ruskington site in Lincolnshire.
Policy shift to healthy food needed, study warns
Policy-makers should shift their emphasis from dietary restriction to promoting healthy food after one-in-five deaths globally were linked to a poor diet, a major study has revealed.
Food prices hit by commodity costs and weather
Retail food costs have jumped by their highest rate in more than five years, according to latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
Heather Mills buys third food factory
Heather Mills, owner of vegan food manufacturer VBites, has purchased the former Coty/Procter & Gamble factory in Newcastle for an undisclosed sum.
Major blaze at Masons Yorkshire Gin
A blaze at a gin distillery in North Yorkshire was attended by fire crews, after a still reportedly exploded.