Kavli UK “will continue to look for opportunities” to build its strength in added value dairy products, following the acquisition of goats’ milk product processor St Helen’s Farm.
2 Sisters Food Group’s Gunstones bakery and chilled foods factory at Dronfield, near Sheffield, has recruited almost 200 people in the past two months, driven by high demand from supermarkets, the firm has claimed.
A new joint venture between drinks giant Diageo and creative business investor Independents United will offer up to £15M of investment to entrepreneurs looking to break into the spirits sector.
Tesco will take time to see its business strategy pay off in many areas, one analyst claims, although he has expressed continued confidence in the international retailer to potential investors.
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Vegetarian and vegan food maker Amy’s Kitchen has ambitious European and Asian export plans in the wake of its 300% year-on-year sales growth in the UK.
Fruit juice and smoothies company Get Juiced has plunged into liquidation in Stirling, Scotland, as a result of a cash shortfall, putting 21 workers out of jobs.
Anglo Beef Processors (ABP) is set to kick off reconstruction of its £20M abattoir in Ellesmere, Shropshire, more than doubling its size, local council planners have confirmed.
Tesco has announced plans to combine its Chinese retail operations with consumer goods company China Resources Enterprise (CRE) in a bid to form the leading multi-format retailer in China.
Pallet specialist CHEP is to lead a campaign to bring manufacturers and retailers into agreement on a standard pallet size, which it claims offers huge potential cost savings.
A double whammy of low consumer confidence in developed countries and lower growth in emerging markets combined to subdue Nestlé’s half yearly trading performance, figures published today reveal.
Food firm Kerry Group has posted promising half yearly figures despite UK brands flat-lining in spreads and frozen food as a result of heavy promotions and the horsemeat effect.
There are five things all food manufacturers need to know about renewable energy before they look to exploit the benefits it can offer, according to renewable energy firm Prescient Power.
Greggs has shelved plans to build a £30M frozen food factory, which had previously been hailed as key to expanding its business with supermarkets, as it targets a food to go strategy.
Former Premier Foods boss Michael Clarke may play a pivotal role in the future of Lucozade and Ribena after reports linked him to a firm believed to be considering a bid for the brands.
Leading fish processor Farne Salmon & Trout has invested £1.2M in a new production facility at its Duns factory in the Scottish Borders to produce Tesco own-label Fish in a Flash products.
The head of food business at charity Compassion in World Farming has picked out Unilever and Noble Foods as two firms which have made great strides in improving animal welfare standards in recent years.
Sending students and graduates on work placements abroad is vital for the UK economy and for manufacturers looking to build international relations, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
Food and drink manufacturers need to target their products to be included in discounted offers because nearly all UK consumers would swap their regular supermarket to benefit from discounts, according to a new report.
Strike action has been averted at Molson Coors' Burton-on-Trent brewery in an eleventh hour pay deal, with union Unite claiming victory for spearheading the campaign.
Action is underway to safeguard 500 jobs at a bottle making plant in Scotland after drinks giant Diageo announced plans to shift bottle supply for brands including Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff to other locations.
2 Sisters Food Group held 30-40% of UK retailers’ chicken sales before buying Vion’s meat processing units, gaining at least 10% more afterwards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed.
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has announced plans for a largely brandless UK discount food chain, dubbed easyFoodstore, to occupy a niche one step down from Aldi and Lidl.
Food and drink manufacturers should boost the number, quality and range of work experience placements for students, said the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), after surveying 80 employers, including Premier Foods, Coca-Cola and Unilever.
The independent Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has called on suppliers to share information with her on potentially unfair practices by their big retailer customers so that she can identify priorities for investigation.
The boss of Pukka Pies is offering to help fellow food manufacturers understand how they can overcome the hurdles of donating surplus stock to foodbanks.
The August issue of Food Manufacture is out – packed with food and drink manufacturing news and views, plus two senior process engineering vacancies, each with a salary of €100,000 (£86,760).
Beer emerged as the biggest food and drink winner from the July heatwave, with the category gaining £57.4M in value in that month, according to market analyst IRI.
Unilever has made 36 people redundant at its head office in Dublin, claiming unless it takes drastic cost-cutting measures it will not survive competition in that market.
Workers are planning strike action at Premier Foods’ Wigan bakery over use of agency labour and shift pattern changes, while the firm’s bakeries at Birmingham and Greenford shut on schedule.
IAG Cargo, the business formed between British Airways Cargo and Cargo Iberia back in April 2011, has seen a dramatic rise in its perishable chilled air freight business over the past four years as imports of fruit and vegetables from Africa and Latin...
Investcorp has bought crisp firm Tyrrells today (August 1) for £100M in what represents a rare foray into the food and drink manufacturing sector for the self-styled alternative investment company.
Salt reduction campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has been slammed by ham producers for potentially putting people’s lives at risk by calling for immediate further reductions in the salt content of ham and other cured meat products...
The government is planning a public education campaign to help consumers understand the new hybrid front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling scheme the Department of Health (DH) recently launched to stem rising obesity levels.
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Arla plans to close its Ashby-de-la-Zouch dairy and distribution centre in April 2014, threatening up to 370 jobs, and shift volume to its new Buckinghamshire facility at Aylesbury.
New Diageo boss Ivan Menezes has confirmed the drinks giant’s commitment to premium local brands and Scotch whisky, as the firm released its preliminary results for the full-year ended June 30 2013.
The horsemeat crisis has made Irish shoppers far more aware of food safety concerns and significantly changed their buying habits, according to new research from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
North Yorkshire-based pork supplier the Karro Food Group plans to step up investment in the UK and abroad, after agreeing a new £60M funding package with finance firm GE Capital.
