Business tools more effective at reducing environmental impact
12-Nov-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Traditional business efficiency management tools will achieve far more to reduce environmental impacts than just striving to be green for its own...
29-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Supermarket chain Morrison claims to have already achieved significant business and environmental benefits since starting to bring together two very...
Ultrasonic spectroscopy to be extended to more areas of processing
22-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
Ultrasonic spectroscopy, a system commonly used to scan product structure, could be increasingly used for process and quality control, according to...
15-Oct-2007
Bagel producer Mr Bagels has strengthened its management team with the internal appointment of Mark Radberg as director.He joined Mr Bagels in 2004...
Multivac and Ishida co-operate
02-Oct-2007
Two leading packaging companies, Multivac and Ishida, are to co-operate to provide customers with fully integrated packing line solutions.Multivac...
Insurers look to manufacturers’ continuity plans to cut crises’ costs
17-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Insurers increasingly expect manufacturers to have business continuity plans to mitigate the costs of fires and other expensive disasters, according...
10-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
More than 60 food and drink manufacturers are leading a drive to boost the number of women managers in the sector, by claiming cut-price training...
Irn Bru maker boosts forecast accuracy with new demand planning system
28-Aug-2007 By Elaine Watson
AG Barr has installed a sophisticated new demand planning system in a bid to manage greater complexity in its business, boost service levels and keep...
20-Aug-2007
In a further step to enhance its ability to mitigate the effects of inflationary cost pressures, Greencore has appointed Alwen Hill to the new...
15-Aug-2007
The Foodvest Group, which is the parent company of both Young’s and Findus in Europe, has significantly strengthened its sustainability agenda with...
13-Aug-2007 By Elaine Watson
The skills shortage in technical roles is such that one in five food manufacturers does not have a permanent technical manager on the pay roll,...
30-Jul-2007 By Elaine Watson
Warning as supermarkets draw up plans to embrace global data synchronisation
30-Jul-2007 By Hugh Williams
In principle nothing is wrong with most businesses' obsession with supply chain best practice. People want to know what other companies are doing...
16-Jul-2007
Allan Burns, former executive director of Diageo Scotland, has been appointed chairman of Scotland Food & Drink, the new leadership organisation...
25-Jun-2007 By Sarah Britton
Many small suppliers are unaware of potential allergen problems, claims expert
Kate's creates technical Board position
22-Jun-2007
Kate’s Cakes has appointed Emma Burke as technical director to its Board.Burke initially joined Kate’s Cakes in May 2005 as procurement...
29-May-2007 By Paul Gander
Demand for paper and board from accredited forestry management schemes is likely to put pressure on supplies, will require new administration and...
08-May-2007
People become interim managers for a variety of reasons.Some fall into it through job loss and others, like me, make a positive career decision.To be...
Arla UK completes senior management team
30-Apr-2007
Following the appointment of Peter Lauritzen as md of Arla Foods UK on April 19, the following additional appointments complete the leadership...
Ethnic producers to get free business help
27-Mar-2007
A new mentoring scheme for ethnic entrepreneurs running small food and drink companies in the West Midlands has been launched by Heart of England...
27-Feb-2007 By Elaine Watson
Frozen desserts maker calls in administrators and lays off staff
01-Feb-2007
Pat O’Driscoll has surprised the City by stepping down as chief executive of Northern Foods to pursue other opportunities.She has declined to...
Public analysts ignore latest DNA tests
29-Jan-2007
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has criticised public analysts for failing to use real-time DNA techniques to test food products.The new technology,...
22-Jan-2007
Food and drink manufacturers have until March to register for subsidised training for female employees.Improve, the food and drink sector skills...
27-Nov-2006 By Sarah Britton
Sarah Britton reports on the winners of the 2006 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
27-Nov-2006
I should by now have finished a job that required a client manager to work with me to install a cost-to-serve process that produces true customer and...
Northern Foods: idea is a guiding light
03-Nov-2006
Northern Foods, which is currently going though a major restructuring programme involving the disposal of large parts of its business, has signed...
30-Oct-2006 By Rick Pendrous
The cut and thrust of production wraps up working at Warburtons for Mark Picconi
02-Oct-2006
A new survey from interim management provider Albemarle looks at changing employment trends in the sector. Rebecca Green reports
21-Aug-2006 By Elaine Watson
Unilever is understood to be in detailed negotiations over a site in the south of England to house its new head office following its decision to...
20-Jul-2006
Sunderland-based poultry specilaist Challenger Foods has appointed Richie Gill as its commercial director. Gill, previously site buyer and planning...
07-Jul-2006
New England Seafood, the Surrey-based premium fish importer and processor, has appointed Steve Elkins as operations director. Elkins has over 20...
28-Jun-2006
Speciality chutney, relishes and sauces maker Tracklements has appointed Ben Read as production controller to look after logistics and quality...
31-May-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Northern Foods plans to sell off 40% of its business in response to falling sales and pressure on margins for a wide range of traditional 'mature'...
Retailers set 2007 as global data deadline
02-May-2006
Manufacturers supplying Asda, Tesco and Makro will be expected to publish their product data in a standards-compliant data pool by the end of next...
12-Apr-2006
Ingredients supplier Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL) is strengthening its Seeds and Natural Products division with the internal appointment of Marni Anderson...
First dedicated public procurement manager at South West of England RDA
06-Apr-2006
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) is leading the way in unlocking the huge market for food and drink products in the public...
03-Apr-2006
If bird flu were to hit the UK, a surprising 83% of people would continue buying and eating poultry, a study has revealed.A poll of more than 1,000...
17-Mar-2006
Patak's is restructuring its management team to create a more dynamic organisational structure within the business.The most significant changes are...
New group technical manager for Trilogy Foods
16-Mar-2006
Bradford-based Trilogy Foods announces the appointment of Linda Moses as group technical manager. Moses originally studied food technology and...
New NPD department head at FSC
22-Feb-2006
FSC, the international foodservice management company, has recruited Jenny O’Donnell to head up its NPD department.O'Donnell completed her studies...
Dalehead chief joins BPEX board
16-Feb-2006
The British Pig Executive has a new board member in the shape of Dalehead md John Hughes.He takes over from Ashley Bowes, of Bowes of Norfolk, who...
01-Feb-2006
From running marathons to managing manufacturing support for Walkers' new Skelmersdale plant, which starts up in March, it's all in a day's work for Kath Smith
01-Feb-2006
It's an industry seemingly blighted by an un-sexy image, skills shortages and bad press. But a new initiative on the horizon is lighting up the future for meat producers. Rebecca Green takes a look
Research centre cuts science jobs
01-Feb-2006
Scientists at one of Britain's leading basic long-term food research organisations will find out in the next couple of weeks whether they will lose...
New contracts manager at Interoute
30-Jan-2006
Interoute Transport Services has appointed Graham Wood as contracts manager for its specialist bulk foods division. Graham has risen through the...
Rockwell's new system links boardroom to back room
12-Jan-2006
Rockwell Automation, one of the world's largest control and instrumentation suppliers, is targeting the European food and beverage sectors over the...
12-Jan-2006 By Rick Pendrous
'Responsibility is now focused on every manager that provides a service. that's a huge change'
12-Jan-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Customer and service related issues - such as a temporary loss of sales and a reduction of service levels - are the biggest concerns facing those...
Firms on back foot over flu
05-Dec-2005
Food companies are unprepared for the greatest threat facing their businesses today a flu pandemic according to risk management consultant Aon.Aon...
