There are three finalists in the Free-from Manufacturing Company of the Year. With only months to go before the winners are announced across all categories, who will be this year's winner?
More than 700 workers at Bakkavor’s food manufacturing factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire are to strike from late November until the New Year over a 6.5% pay offer, Unite the union has revealed.
There are three finalists who will be in the running to win the top accolade of Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year. Who will be crowned the winner of the category?
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards are only months away, where the winners across 16 categories will be recognised. There are three finalists in the Ambient Manufacturing Company of the year. So who will be crowned the winner of this category at...
There was mixed reaction from the food and drink sector to today’s (17 November) Autumn Statement with the Government being accused of a lack of clarity and disregarding food security, but welcomed for its approach to tackling the 600,000 people on universal...
New Wave Foods has secured new six-figure investment from its biggest shareholders to progress the production of its Scottish sustainable seaweed brand Shore.
Mackie’s at Taypack, the Scottish crisp brand, has become wholly owned by the Taylor family after it purchased the remaining shares in the company from Mackie's of Scotland.
Frozen plant-based foods producer Strong Roots has topped this year’s list of the fastest-growing food and drink businesses, presented by investment banking firm Alantra.
More than half (54%) of managers in the manufacturing sector believe firms are not using predictive engineering effectively, despite the technology being billed as a leading industry trend, a new study conducted by enterprise business systems provider...
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) applauded the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto, while other industry representatives had concerns about immigration restrictions.
Food and drink companies are reluctant to recognise that fraud is a big problem in the sector, according to an accountancy expert specialising in this area.
Food manufacturers have been warned off “having a go” at prices rises to exploit inflation, at the Food Manufacture Group’s Business Leaders’ Forum (BLF).
Nutrition firm Glanbia has revealed the £156M acquisitions of plant-based nutrition company Amazing Grass and performance nutrition firm Body & Fit within the past month.
Tesco says its £3.7bn merger with food wholesaler Booker will give suppliers “a broader market opportunity and strong growth prospects”, claiming the deal will create the “UK’s leading food business”.
Food and drink manufacturers should be making more of ‘big data’ if they want to better understand the sales impact of their products, a business analytics software provider has claimed.
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that invest in exporting and e-commerce are more confident about their business prospects and anticipate faster growth than businesses that do not, according to a new report commissioned by Enterprise Nation and...
Dragons’ Den investors pledged to invest £70,000 in the flavoured pork crackling business Snaffling Pig Co in an episode of the hit TV show broadcast last night (August 7).
Government plans to axe the Business Growth Service (BGS) – which included the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) and Growth Accelerator programme – has sparked a storm of industry protest.
Symington’s sales and profits have slumped for the first time in 15 years, despite the Yorkshire-based food manufacturer recently pumping £2.5M into a new noodle facility in Leeds.
Small to medium-sized food firms will gain greater support from the Enterprise Bill introduced in the Queen’s Speech today (May 27), according to organisations welcoming the move.
Small food and drink businesses should shun the big four supermarkets and consider other routes to market that might be more suitable for their product, according to a number of firms.
Late payments are preventing small food and drink businesses from securing growth and taking on new employees, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Support offered to small firms by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) is “ineffective and holding back the growth prospects” of British businesses, including food manufacturers, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Sustainable palm oil use among food and drink manufacturers will be encouraged by the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF’s) new sustainable palm oil guide.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has assembled a cross-party group of members of parliament (MPs) to tackle supply chain bullying following criticism of the practices of 2 Sisters Food Group and Premier Foods.
Consumer awareness of protein’s health credentials has given businesses the opportunity to expand into protein-enriched food and drink, new research has claimed.
2 Sisters Food Group faces criticism from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) after BBC’s Newsnight programme revealed a letter to suppliers claiming they could wait over four months for payments.
A giant advent calendar arrived in Brighton today (December 11) to showcase food ingredients firm Besmoke as one of 24 business that have benefited from government support over the past year.
More than £20.2bn was exchanged in food and drink business mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2014, according to figures from Catalyst Corporate Finance (CCF).
