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Equipment fraud: The scams targeting food and drink manufacturers

Equipment fraud: The scams targeting food and drink manufacturers

By Phillippa O’Neill

Capital equipment and specialist spares keep food and drink production running. But urgent repairs, high value invoices and complex supplier chains also create opportunities for fraud, particularly around invoices, bank detail changes and conflicted...

Beacon Foods appoints new MD

Beacon Foods appoints new MD

By Bethan Grylls

The Welsh ingredients manufacturer has named its new managing director, appointing from within the company.

The ‘Hormuz challenge’: UK must keep calm and carry on

The ‘Hormuz challenge’: UK must keep calm and carry on

By Chris McGarvey

Continued constraints on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are undoubtedly affecting the UK food sector - but the UK’s food system has proven before that it’s resilient, we just need to make sure we don’t panic.