Nestlé Purina invests £478M into new pet food factory
Nestlé Purina is investing 520 million CHF into a new Purina plant in Italy for the production of wet pet food for cats and dogs.
Archives for July 22, 2026
Major retailer hit with £2M fine after pest infestation in multiple stores
A major discount retailer with more than 700 UK stores has been fined £2 million after gnawed food products were found across several locations.
Handtmann marks 40 years of UK innovation
The UK arm of the Handtmann Processing Division has turned 40, representing four decades of delivering industry-leading processing technology across the UK and Ireland food industry.
UK soft drinks sector saw inflation-busting ‘record’ year in 2025
Every major soft drinks category saw growth in 2025, with a new report revealing record value for the sector.
Robot dog ‘Spot’ patrols Coca-Cola Europacific Partners UK factories
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has introduced a robotic inspection dog to two UK sites to help detect maintenance issues and energy inefficiencies.
Frozen food worker takes firm to tribunal as working conditions were ‘too cold’
A frozen food packer has taken her company to a workplace tribunal after claiming her working conditions were ‘too cold’.
Cortisol: The viral trend that’s rewriting shopping lists
The internet’s favourite stress hormone is fuelling a fibre boom, and shoppers are being told to slow down and think again
Japan, Korea pour billions into bid for food-tech dominance
The governments of South Korea and Japan are making a serious bid to take the lead in the global food-tech industry, investing billions in this new arms race
From M&Ms to mini fillets: How the ASA is interpreting less healthy food rules
Two recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rulings provide a glimpse into how the new less healthy food advertising rules will be interpreted in practice.