Food And Drink

Local food comes at a price

29-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy

Poor supply and high prices put shoppers off buying local

Soft drinks scholarship established

17-Dec-2007 By Rod Addy

The British Soft Drinks Industry Foundation (BSDIF) has set up a scholarship to address the growing shortage of people entering a career in food...

Northern Foods signs Skills Pledge

03-Dec-2007 By Rick Pendrous

Northern Foods has become the latest food manufacturer to sign the Skills Pledge, publicly committing to raise the skills levels of the company’s...

Gloucester fosters skills

26-Nov-2007 By Rod Addy

The rolling countryside of Gloucestershire looks set to become home to a vital base of training for the food and drink industry. Rod Addy investigates

Trade group merged with Food and Drink Federation

05-Nov-2007

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will absorb most of the roles of the Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (BCCCA) from January...

Back to school for talent

25-Jun-2007 By Rod Addy

Food firms face stiff recruitment targets, so Improve is boosting efforts to attract young people, says Rod Addy

Easier food safety audit is launched

27-Feb-2007

A new food safety scheme is to be launched this month to help small manufacturers meet customer requirements and comply with the law without spending...

Sector skills council strengthens its team

09-Jun-2006

Three new appointments have strengthened the team at Improve, the food and drink sector skills council.Terry Fennell, 39, has been brought on board...

New skills academy up and running by the end of 2006, says Improve

15-Aug-2005 By Elaine Watson

A new one-stop shop enabling UK food and drink employers to access suitable training for their staff should be up and running by the end of next...

Food science at a crossroads

17-Nov-2004

The great and the good of academia and the industry got together last month in an attempt to resolve the impending crisis in food science. Rick Pendrous heard what they had to say