Three City analysts have welcomed Premier Foods’ six-month results but continued to worry about the food manufacturer’s growth prospects and debt burden.
Poultry processor Faccenda Group claims investing £30M in additional production space at its site in Hortonwood Industrial Estate, Telford, has no implications for its Dudley operations, despite declared intentions to “integrate” them into Telford.
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has recovered from “the body blow” inflicted by the horsemeat crisis, while all the big four UK supermarkets were struggling to maintain their presence in “anaemic markets”, said city analyst Shore Capital.
A west country drinks firm has been ordered to pay nearly £23,000, after one of its bottling line workers needed life-saving surgery to treat a severed artery when his arm became caught in an unguarded machine.
Müller Wiseman Dairies has appointed Sean Whitfield as its new business unit director – cream, ahead of the autumn opening of Britain’s largest butter plant in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
Premier Foods will continue to develop its Power Brands and deliver a further £10M of cost savings this year, according to a statement accompanying its half-year results posted today (July 23).
Baker Finsbury Food Group has appointed Raymond Duignan as a non-executive director following the retirement of Ian Farnsworth after 15 years as group non-executive director.
Bakers and millers can get more cash from by-products through projects launched by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA), one of which holds big potential for users of natural vanilla flavouring.
The food industry could witness licensing deals similar to the one recently announced by 2 Sisters Food Group and Premier Foods over Hovis Breakfast Bakes biscuits, according to analysts.
British food manufacturers will be able to draw on food ingredients produced by a high output, environmentally friendly and progressive modern farming industry, thanks to the new “green revolution”, after the launch of an Agri-tech Strategy today (July...
Winning the title Food Manufacturing Company of the Year at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs) last autumn impressed major customers, such as Tesco, and boosted staff morale, said Andy Weston-Webb, Birds Eye Iglo md UK and Ireland.
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has appointed Professor Charles Brennan as the new editor-in-chief for the International Journal of Food Science & Technology (IJFST).
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has assisted in the prosecution of six people believed to be involved in human trafficking to supply flower packing and meat processing workers.
Sliced bread is Britain’s most indispensable food item, while a roast meal and spaghetti bolognese are the nation’s favourite dishes, according to research commissioned by Mars Food UK.
Britain’s current heatwave could add extra stress to UK potato producers that have already experienced a “very tough” year, according to the boss of one crisp firm.
The cold spring and problems in emerging markets are likely to put a chill on Unilever’s second-quarter and half-year results, predicts City analyst Investec.
The successful prosecution of Tesco for food safety violations at its Covent Garden Tesco Metro store has snowballed into a PR nightmare for the retailer in what has been dubbed the ‘supermouse’ incident.
The food industry’s commitment to healthy reformulation has been challenged by campaigners and a leading academic as the government reveals updated progress on the Public Health Responsibility Deal.
Infrared space sensor technology is close to revolutionising food safety by boosting detection systems on food production lines, a leading scientist in the field has revealed.
De-listed Morrisons supplier Richard Clothier, boss of Wyke Farms, is in a head-to-head battle with five other food and drink industry leaders to win Food Manufacture’s Personality of the Year award.
Luisa Zissman has already attracted 16 investors for her bakery venture via crowdfunding web operation Angels Den after losing to rival Leah Totton in The Apprentice final last night (July 17).
Specialist meat packer Hilton Food Group’s strategy of operating with one customer per market could lead it to benefit from the horsemeat crisis, predicted City analyst Shore Capital.
The boss of bakery firm Dixie’s Cupcakery will compete in the final of the BBC TV series The Apprentice, with a chance of winning a £250,000 investment in her business tonight (July 17).
2 Sisters Food Group has forged a licensing agreement with Premier Foods for the production, distribution, sales and marketing of its Hovis Breakfast Bakes range of breakfast biscuits.
James Lambert has stood down as chief executive of R&R Ice Cream, following the completion of PAI Partners’ acquisition of the Yorkshire-based firm from Oaktree Capital Management yesterday (July 16).
Heineken was accused of condoning illegal drinking through a recent TV ad that depicted alcohol consumption within sight of a football pitch and bringing glass bottles into a football stadium.
Food and drink manufacturers will be able to recruit from a wider and deeper pool of qualified engineers after the £6.9M cash injection at Sheffield Hallam University to develop a National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering, said the Food and Drink...
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK food and drink industry hit a 10-year low at just 73 deals in the first half of this year, revealed figures from information services company Experian.
Dairy Crest will make demineralised whey powder at its Davidstow creamery – a key component of baby food, which had significant market potential – it claimed in an interim management statement.
Putting precision testing and traceability firmly in the context of food safety are two key themes of Food Manufacture’s one-day Food Safety conference, suggested by its chairman Professor Colin Dennis.
Campylobacter targets for chickens have fallen woefully short of objectives set by government agencies and representatives, the poultry industry and retailers, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
Thorntons chief executive Jonathan Hart expects further growth from supermarket sales in the coming year, he told FoodManufacture.co.uk, after the company posted strong fourth quarter growth in the division including that area.
Two new awards are to feature in the food and drink manufacturing Oscars – the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs) – this year. The new categories are the ‘Best use of food ingredients’ and ‘Supply chain initiative’.
Finsbury Food Group is stepping up investment in its core UK bakery division as it slashes debt and announces strong profits in an annual pre-close financial statement.
Irn Bru maker AG Barr is remaining tight-lipped about press reports that it is preparing a £1bn bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s) iconic drink brands Ribena and Lucozade, in the wake of its failed merger bid with Britvic.
The closure of Premier Foods’ Barry mill in the Vale of Glamorgan – with the loss of 43 jobs last week – and plans to reorganise its milling business into two parts could herald its sale, according to City analyst Investec.
More job gains than losses were announced in the food and drink manufacturing sector in the past six months, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal.
The furore surrounding the horsemeat scandal seems to have settled for the time being. But let’s not forget an estimated 10M beef burgers, among other products, were removed from supermarket shelves across the country. Perhaps this calm offers an opportunity...
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) food safety director Steve Wearne has fleshed out the FSA’s proposed action plan to deal with supply chain crises such as the horsemeat scandal.
Grocery promotions are failing across Europe, with retailers and manufacturers increasingly having to revisit strategy to maintain margins, according to a report from market analyst IRI.
Morrisons’ boss Dalton Philips has claimed his current strategy will catapult Britain’s fourth-largest retailer into a position to directly challenge larger rivals Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda by 2015.
Rebuilding European consumers’ confidence in the supply chain is a key challenge facing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), according to its tenth anniversary report, which also set out its achievements over the past decade.
Cadbury is offering Irish men an exclusive, face-to-face meeting with Hollywood heartthrob Megan Fox as part of a ‘No Nuts No Glory’ promotional campaign for its Starbar snack bar.
