School meals specialist Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has acquired The Contract Dining Company, based in Kent, in a deal which will help the company to expand its reach in the south-east.
Nigel Broadhurst, the newly elected chairman of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) board, has called on collaboration between all parts of the frozen food industry to promote the benefits of frozen foods to consumers.
Sandwich fillings and sauces manufacturer Calder Foods has been bought by US multi-national foodservice firm Flagship Food Group for an undisclosed fee.
Faccenda Foods has managed to increase its total revenue despite fierce competition in the UK retail sector, export restrictions and currency fluctuations.
Faccenda Foods has agreed to buy Cherry Valley Farms’ duck processing business Cherry Valley Foods by the end of December 2014 in a move that broadens its portfolio of poultry processing operations.
EHL Ingredients has appointed Katherine Davis as its new product development manager to lead the development of new blends and boost its product range.
The chance to engage with clients and design products and services attuned to the needs of food and drink manufacturers were just two of the reasons sponsors gave for backing the Food Manufacture Group’s Business Leaders’ Forum.
Essential Cuisine, the Cheshire-based supplier of stocks and sauces to the catering industry, has invested £1M in a new factory to bring production in-house and create 15 new jobs.
The blame game over who was responsible for the deepening horse meat crisis intensified over the weekend, as a former chief adviser accused the government of “disembowelling” the Food Standards Agency (FSA), while the boss of supermarket chain Iceland...
McAdam Foods – the Irish meat supplier blamed by ABP for supplying beef products contaminated with horse DNA to its subsidiary Silvercrest Foods – has disputed the claims and named its Polish suppliers and a second Hull-based firm Flexi Foods.
The main foodservice companies will expect their manufacturing suppliers to adopt common product information standards to meet growing customer expectations.
Star Refrigeration has completed a major overhaul of frozen food and catering specialist Apetito's refrigeration system. The upgrade has boosted efficiency, cut running costs, reduced downtime and improved energy efficiency.
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore’s US business is “off the critical list” after its acquisition today (June 27) of US sandwich and sushi manufacturer HC Schau & Son, according to City analyst Investec Securities.
The BPEX Foodservice Pork Product of the Year competition 2012 aimed at catering butchers and suppliers, manufacturers and chefs is now open for entries.
Mrs Crimble's is taking gluten-free products further into the mainstream bakery sector, says Jeremy Woods, md of Stiletto Foods, which makes the brand.
Food and drink processors can slash downtime and boost production and efficiency thanks to software just launched in the UK that enables them to co-ordinate maintenance work via their BlackBerry smartphones.
Global commodity price rises are presenting “huge difficulties” for UK food manufacturers as they seek to recover costs increases from major customers, according to a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyer.
40 jobs could be lost at AAK Bakery Services in Oldham in March 2012 after Swedish parent AarhusKarlshamn revealed it could close the business following a UK operational review.
Peanut butter is now Britain’s fastest growing sweet spread with sales up by over 40% from 2008 to £40m in 2010, according to market intelligence firm Mintel.
Work is underway to foster closer collaboration over salt, fat and sugar reduction as deadlines loom, according to Clair Baynton, head of the Department of Health’s (DoH’s) Nutrition Science and Delivery branch.
Family-owned foodservice supplier apetito walked away with the Company of the Year award and scooped top prize in the frozen foods category at this year's Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
Neil Court-Johnston has been named as the new md of the foodservice division at pie, pasty and sausage roll-maker Peter’s, five months after his controversial exit from Holland’s Pies.
Administrators handling Seatek, the last portion of the now-defunct British Seafood empire still up for sale, admit they have yet to receive a credible offer for the business.
Bartholdi, maker of hand-crafted savoury products, has radically changed its strategy due to the tough in-flight catering market.However, the company...
Huddersfield-based Newsholme Food Group has pumped £3M into a factory extension to meet growing demand for its sausages and cooked meat products.The...
3G Food Service and Seafood Solutions, distributor of chilled and frozen foods to the foodservice sector, has launched four new individual sous-vide...
The Authentic Food Company has undergone a full strategic review to help it through the current economic challenges.Andy Underwood has been appointed...
Excitement mounts as the shortlist for the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) is announced, with the winners ceremony now less than two months...
Running their eponymous company has been a rollercoaster ride for the Bartholdi family, but the firm just keeps going from strength to strength, says director Ruedi Bartholdi
