Heinz’s recall of some infant cereal products in China after excessive quantities of lead were detected in ingredient samples has prompted calls for tough global food standards.
Doubts over Heinz Kendal’s future viability have been raised by the union Unite after the company announced the loss of 45 jobs across production and management there.
Union bosses are seeking urgent meetings with the new owners of Heinz after it was snapped up by a consortium led by US investor Warren Buffett in a shock £18bn deal.
Staff at Heinz's flagship Kitt Green factory near Wigan downed tools for a fourth time yesterday after rejecting a revised pay offer from company bosses.
There will be a temporary ceasefire in the pay dispute at Heinz's Kitt Green factory near Wigan this week as Unite union members at the site consider a revised pay offer.
Trade union Unite has accepted an offer from Heinz to attend talks tomorrow aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute at its Kitt Green canning site, but has attacked the firm's "hypocrisy" over pay.
Trade union Unite says it will send a letter to Heinz bosses early this week telling them that workers at the firm’s Kitt Green site intend to vote on strike action.
Heinz management say that Unite union members at the firm’s Wigan plant are getting a “great deal” on pay and are puzzled by a decision to ballot for strike action.
Heinz has claimed to be the first manufacturer to add omega-3 to ambient food.The food giant has included the functional ingredient across its canned...
