Haribo's £92M confectionery plant at Castleford, West Yorkshire, initially revealed in 2011, could be just the first phase of expansion, according to md Herwig Vennekens.
Food and drink brands face losing their integrity as firms unconcerned about their values buy and sell interests in them for profit, according to top retail bosses.
A modern multi-million pound sugar processing hub at Immingham, near Hull, and new sourcing deals in Mauritius and East Africa are proof of the Real Good Food Company’s (RGFC’s) commitment to servicing food manufacturers and growing its business, bosses...
A premium Kent-based fudge firm has signed a major deal to provide Selfridges with own-label products – 30 years after first setting up shop at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
After a false start in the three years to 2010, it looks as if wine in pouches could be back for a second ‘bite of the grape’, with retailer Asda and brands Echo Falls and Arniston Bay championing the format.
United Biscuits’ McVitie’s factory in Glasgow has achieved significant energy reductions and cost savings with the assistance of JRP Solutions, a UK-based energy and facilities specialist, which worked in close collaboration with the Carbon Trust Scotland...
Phytoestrogens, botanicals, cultures, polysaccharides and proteins are set to be the top five food and beverage ingredients, with the highest forecast growth rates globally.
Fruit importer and ripener SH Pratt has begun a 45-day consultation with staff and trades union GMB over proposals to axe more than 100 jobs at its Luton plant in Bedfordshire.
Sales of fruit and vegetables continue to go down, despite efforts to encourage shoppers to cut fresh produce waste and eat more cheaply, according to the IGD’s chief economist James Walton.
Bakery retailer Greggs has provoked cautious optimism from analysts over its latest quarterly trading update, with signs of a recovery in like-for-like sales.
Rising food prices will prompt more than a third of UK consumers to buy more own-label food and drink products, reveals research from consumer insight organisation Nielsen.
Trigon Snacks, maker of Big D, Planters and Passion Shed brands, has been snatched from administration in an eleventh hour sale to Choithram & Sons, owner of Natco Foods.
Increasing volumes and improving efficiencies are the two main priorities in the year ahead for Karro Food Group, which was formed following a management buyout of Vion’s pork division last December.
The horsegate scandal identified “key gaps” in many manufacturers’ due diligence processes, according to the boss of a traceability and auditing software specialist.
The horsemeat scandal benefited the food industry by sparking increased consumer interest in assurance and local supply chains, according to environment secretary Owen Paterson.
The changing face of retail is forcing food and drink manufacturers to reconsider their packaging options, according to the Faraday Centre for Retail Excellence.
Modern diagnostic tools on equipment such as compressors are helping firms to reduce the maintenance needed to ensure equipment continues to work reliably, while cutting the cost of replacing parts unnecessarily.
Pork processor Cranswick’s update on first half trading, released today (October 7), revealed “strong top line performance” but represented a profit warning, said City analysts Investec and N+1 Singer.
Claims that people can get ‘hooked’ on certain foods which then makes them obese are overstated, with the result that food addiction is becoming an overly simplistic explanation for overeating, according to a leading expert in psychobiology.
Nestlé has triumphed over Cadbury in a UK Court of Appeal hearing challenging its application to trademark the shade of purple it uses for milk chocolate bar and drinking chocolate packaging.
Smartphones are revolutionising the way consumers shop and both retailers and their food and drink suppliers need to recognise this if they are to take advantage of it, new research being released today (Monday October 7) is expected to reveal.
Nestlé, Mondelēz International and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) have joined other food and drink manufacturers to invite more than 1,600 students, teachers and careers advisors to visit their businesses this month as part of the ‘See Inside Manufacturing’...
An Essex kebab manufacturer has been ordered to pay £25,000 after one of its workers suffered “horrific injuries” when his hand was trapped in unguarded machinery.
Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) is working on a project to support food and drink processors seeking to make cognitive performance claims for their products.
Porridge is proving a top breakfast choice, enjoyed by nearly half (49%) of British consumers, with nearly a quarter eating a bowl almost daily, reveals new research from Mintel.
Acquiring other business with a broader product range is the only way food and drink businesses can survive and grow, according to the boss of one ready meal firm.
Unite the union has urged administrator Duff & Phelps to involve government in a last-minute bid to save at least 110 jobs at the Liverpool snack manufacturer Trigon Snacks.
Pork Farms owner Vision Capital is fishing for prospective buyers for the chilled savoury pastry manufacturer, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal.
Chilled pastry product manufacturer Pork Farms is expecting to outstrip market growth for the fourth consecutive year – a record md Chris Peters puts down to considerable investment in process technology, innovation and focusing on its core competencies.
Irish beef exports have climbed by 16% and risen in value, since the beginning of this year – despite the horsemeat scandal, according to Aidan Cotter, chief executive of Bord Bia, the Irish food board.
Pork processor Tulip UK has relaunched its foodservice division in a move designed to double its current sales of about £130M in this sector over the next five years.
The meat- and dairy-free products sector is “ripe for innovation and success” for Britain’s food manufacturers, as increasing numbers of consumers seek healthier and greener diets, a food industry consultant has argued.
Supermarket Tesco’s interim results reflected a “pretty awful” performance in Europe according to one analyst as Sainsbury continued its unbroken run of like-for-like sales growth in its latest financial quarter.
William Grant & Sons, distiller of Glenfiddich Scotch whisky and other spirits, has admitted that 2012 was a challenge with only marginal sales growth over figures for 2011.
