Inside food & drink manufacturing
Seeds and nuts producer Whitworths is seeking to enter the lucrative plant-based ready meal sector with a new range planned for next year, as the firm announced a reduction in turnover in its full-year results.
Rising butter costs have been cited as a growing concern despite profits remaining up at Walkers Shortbread, the firm has revealed.
Frozen food specialist Iceland has announced the launch of the UK’s first stonebaked microwaveable pizza.
The Coca-Cola Company has developed the ‘first’ bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics.
A number of food manufacturers have set out new proposals to embrace digital technologies to improve delivery methods for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Warburtons has revealed it is on the verge of introducing compostable packaging for its range of Toastie white sliced bread.
London Food Corporation has acquired free-from food firm Big Oz Industries for an undisclosed sum, providing fresh impetus for it to grow its presence in UK and overseas markets.
Human health could be at risk from microplastics – small pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length – according to researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht.
Producers of plant-based ‘meat’ are increasingly turning to 3D printing firms to help speed up the manufacturing process and create products that more closely resemble real meat.
Hundreds of jobs are set to be lost with the proposed closure of the Pennine Foods factory in Sheffield, owned by 2 Sisters Food Group.