Leicester

Halal duo jailed for selling turkey as halal lamb

24-Apr-2017 By Matt Atherton

Two men have each been jailed for five years, after falsely supplying 116t of turkey thighs, labelled as halal lamb, to butchers and restaurants.

Samworth Brothers buys Tesco Weybridge bakery

30-Aug-2016 By Matt Atherton

Samworth Brothers has bought a bakery in Weybridge from Tesco – its second acquisition within a week – as it continues to grow its operations.

Cake company recreates Richard III’s bones

02-Mar-2015 By Linda Groves

A specialist cake company in Birmingham has recreated the unearthed bones of Richard III in chocolate and cake.

Up to 56 Walkers Crisps Leicester jobs face axe

02-Feb-2015 By Rod Addy

PepsiCo plans up to 56 job cuts at its Leicester Walkers Crisps factory, the snacks and drinks giant has confirmed.

Samworth Brothers restructures and adds 370 jobs

27-Nov-2014 By Rod Addy

Samworth Brothers has split its Walkers Midshire Foods division into two separate businesses: Walkers Deli and Walkers Sausage Co, while separately announcing the creation of 370 jobs at another facility.

Leicester food park to create 80 food industry jobs

06-Nov-2013 By Rod Addy

A Leicester business park could create 80 jobs in food and drink manufacturing, thanks to up to £3.4M of EU funding.

Walkers Crisps plant production restored after fire

04-Nov-2013 By Rod Addy

PepsiCo’s Walkers Crisps factory at Leycroft Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicestershire, has returned to normal production levels following a blaze that took 60 firefighters to bring under control.

Firm in pork halal lamb burger row plans legal action

20-May-2013 By Mike Stones

Paragon Quality Foods – the meat processor accused of supplying halal lamb burgers contaminated with pork to Leicester City Council – is considering legal action after independent tests confirmed the authenticity of its products, its spokesman told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

New Samworth Brothers site to create up to 700 jobs

07-Jan-2013 By Lorraine Mullaney

Samworth Brothers’ is building a new food manufacturing facility that will create up to 700 jobs in Leicestershire.

Samworth Brothers to boost jobs with Leicester food factory

20-Nov-2012 By Lorraine Mullaney

Samworth Brothers is planning to build a new food manufacturing facility, which will create new jobs in Leicester.

Food factory blaze averted as noodles 'self-combust'

21-Aug-2012 By John Wood

A Leicester ethnic food manufacturer had a lucky escape this week after a blaze was narrowly averted at its factory.

PepsiCo unveils £15.2M Walkers’ upgrade with 110 new jobs

27-Apr-2012 By Freddie Dawson

Walkers Crisps will add 110 new jobs to its Leicester plant as part of a £15.2M upgrade, revealed its owner PepsiCo.

Perfection Foods to ‘quadruple’ jobs with Leicester site

26-Mar-2012 By Freddie Dawson

Cake manufacturer Perfection Foods has confirmed that it is set to create hundreds of jobs at its new international distribution centre in Leicester in order to meet soaring export demands.

Brewer unveils business park for food manufacturers

05-Dec-2011 By Graham Holter

A new brewery development in Leicester could also create facilities for small food and drinks producers.

Third time unlucky for Walkers in crisp recall

08-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown

Crisp giant Walkers Snack Foods has withdrawn certain batches of Walkers crisps for the third time this year due to potential rubber contamination....

Collaboration gets new products off starting block

02-Jan-2008 By Sarah Britton

A good packaging concept can give your new product the best start in life, and as Leicester curry ingredients firm Spice 'n' Tice has proved, there...