Family-owned New Orkney Distillery has secured £246k from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to support the expansion of its production facilities and create new jobs.
This Global Recycling Day, Nestlé has emphasised its intention to support better waste management – an area which it believes needs further investment to facilitate packaging recycling on mass, alongside ‘enabling regulation’ set by government.
The Organic British brand All Things Butter, which attracted investment from the co-founders of Lucky Chap Entertainment, Josey McNamara and Thomas Ackerley, has achieved a major supermarket milestone.
The acquisition of Hampshire Cheese Company will see the fourth-generation, Lancashire business becoming the UK’s largest independent soft cheesemaker.
While food and drink manufacturers contribute more than £35bn to the UK economy, critical investment has declined, highlighting the need for government to do more, says FDF chief executive.
UK manufacturing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity dropped in 2023, but appetite for deals remains robust, according to business advisory service BDO.
Food Manufacture’s webinar on ‘Strategies for improving your supply chain traceability’ raised important questions around technology investments, as well as highlighting some current and emerging tools for enhanced traceability, including 2D barcodes....
Newlat Food has stopped negotiations for the acquisition of manufacturer Princes and its subsidiaries after its last offer was rejected by owner the Mitsubishi Corporation.
Jones Food Company has expanded, opening a second vertical farm in Gloucestershire, which it claims is the world's most advanced vertical farm and one of the largest.
The new food grade lubricant and grease site will open later this month and is just two miles from Vickers Oils’ main Airedale Mills factory in Hunslet, Leeds.
Several small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the food and drink sector have received technical support and financial backing from the Made Smarter initiative.
North Yorkshire-based food manufacturer The Gluten Free Kitchen has secured new investment as it seeks to capitalise on the growing market for free-from products.
The Manchester-based biscuit company, which specialises in classics such as custard creams, is set to expand its on-site capacity with several announcements to be made throughout 2024.
Food and drink start-ups could soon benefit from a suite of support to help launch their businesses, with the launch of EIT Food’s 2024 Entrepreneurship Programmes.
Adequate cooling is an essential part of any waste prevention programme, something farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk, has recently invested in to keep its whey and cream products in top condition. Grahame Keeping from J&E Hall, which designed...
The acquisition of the Yorkshire-based cake manufacturer comes just 24 months after Regal Food Products Group Plc snapped up premium desserts manufacture, Just Desserts Yorkshire.
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has invested more than £10m in the modernisation of its filling and packaging equipment at its Northampton Brewery in an effort to make its production operations more sustainable.
C&D Foods, the petfood division of ABP Food Group, has announced a €48m (£41.56m) investment in its flagship facility in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, with the creation of more than 100 new roles.