Prime minister David Cameron’s support for the idea of introducing a quota for women in top business jobs has been rejected by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSAFD).
A series of nationwide roadshows designed to highlight the opportunities for apprenticeships with UK food and drink manufacturers has been launched by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Britain's food manufacturing sector is facing a potential skills crisis, with an ageing workforce and an image problem that is putting young people off choosing food and drink as a career.
The British government’s apparent eagerness to gold-plate EU regulations can make the difference between profit and loss, delegates heard at Food Manufacture’s Business Leaders’ Summit this week.
More help for small- to medium-sized enterprises, greater efforts to cut waste and the need to source local food all feature in our latest crop of New Year’s resolutions made by leading industry figures on behalf of the UK food and drink industry.
Small and medium-sized food and drink manufacturers are the “engine room of growth that will lead the UK economic recovery”, Caroline Spelman, secretary of state for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told a Food and Drink Federation...
The Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards the industry's Oscars lived up to their promise again this year with the best companies in the business receiving the recognition they so richly deserved at the awards ceremony that was held in London last...
Sponsored by: The Cheese Warehouse The Food Manufacturing Company of the Year is selected by our expert panel of judges from the winners of the nine individual product categories. It goes to the company the judges consider to be the very best of the best.
Food manufacturers have urged Chancellor George Osborne to review the current R&D tax regime ahead of his autumn statement tomorrow (November 29), which they feel is “unfairly penalising” the sector.
The government has pledged to invest £1.7M in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector to fund strategic skills projects designed to support competitiveness, growth and jobs.
Missed the food manufacturing industry oscars? Here's a flavour of the big night caught in pictures. Our special photogallery features some of the winners who collected prizes at the Food Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards.
Britain’s food manufacturers need a more “joined up” approach from government if they are to provide the engine for growth necessary to help the nation out of its economic crisis.
More than 450 top industry executives gathered in London recently for the Food Manufacturing Excellence awards. Here’s a taste of the big night caught on film.
A new exhibition designed to promote UK food and drink manufacturing, organised by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), has won praise from business secretary Vince Cable.
Despite 18 months of growth, optimism among food and drink manufacturers is plunging, warns the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s quarterly industrial trends survey released recently.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is urging food manufacturers to sign up to its apprenticeship pledge and contribute to the growing number of opportunities in the food and drink manufacturing sector.
A social media campaign that could “provide a pipeline of talent into the industry” was announced by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) earlier this week.
Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has welcomed news that Dutch meat processor Vion is to create 250 new jobs at a new training centre at its Hall's plant in Broxburn, West Lothian.
Food Manufacture magazine, the sister publication of FoodManufacture.co.uk, has been redesigned to meet the needs of 21st century food and drink industry professionals.
Winning a Food Manufacturing Excellence Award provided an immediate boost to team morale and operational efficiencies report two companies that triumphed in last year’s awards.
Positive publicity and a big boost to team morale are just two of the benefits reported by winners of last year’s Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
Custard Cream biscuit fan and MP John Stevenson admits that Westminster has under-estimated the importance of food manufacturing in times past, but believes that times are changing.
It's proving to be a year of mixed fortunes for those in the food and drink sector. Some small manufacturers particularly those in dynamic emerging markets such as the allergen-free sector are doing remarkably well. But, for the majority, it is a...
The Food Manufacturing Personality of the Year award recognises someone who has made a significant contribution to the food and drink sector in the past year, whether raising the profile of the UK food industry or delivering exceptional results.
To consolidate Foodex’s position as the premier show for UK food and drink manufacturers, it is extending its sector interest into bakery, logistics and ingredients.
RECENT BOARD LEVEL MOVEMENTS IN UK FOOD & DRINK MANUFACTURING
UK food and drink manufacturers are under-represented in the European Economic Recovery Plan, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which is aiming to promote the sector more at EU level in the coming year.
Most food and drink manufacturers were working below capacity in the last quarter, according to a new survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Severed fingers, crushed skulls, exploding offal cookers and slips trips and falls: is it a House of Horrors freakshow? No, it's a list of just a few of the recent accidents in the food and drink manufacturing sector.
Food and beverage manufacturers who drag their heels over salary issues or benefits risk missing out on attracting the best industry talent in a market where highly skilled job applicants can pick and choose, say industry experts.
It might not have the glamour of the Oscars (or FM's annual awards), but if you're looking to rub noses with the cream of the UK food manufacturing industry, Food Manufacture's annual business leaders' round table debate is the place...
