Barry Callebaut hikes pay for 200 chocolate factory workers
Chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has implemented a 10% pay increase for 200 workers at its Banbury factory in Oxfordshire in agreement with trade union Unite.
Archives for August 8, 2022
Call for free school meal access as cost-of-living crisis deepens
The Government must extend access to free school meals, according to the Food Foundation, as a report commissioned by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlines the deepening impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
Digital feature: long read
Printing, labelling and coding: labelling without the labels
Consumers need to know what’s in their food and customers need to know what product they’re moving around their warehouse, but as technology advances what's the role of traditional labels in the food chain?
Food companies look to fuel cells as energy crisis hits
Almost nine out of ten food and drink businesses believe fuel cells will play an important part of their future energy strategy, according to research by energy generation and storage specialist Ylem Energy.
Urban Legend to open a new custom-built factory after signing Tesco deal
Non-HFSS brand, Urban Legend, is set to open a new custom-built factory after signing a deal with supermarket chain Tesco to stock its doughnuts across the capital.