Chilled own-label food company Bakkavör runs “a tight ship”, according to Julian Wild, food group director at legal firm Rollits, after the firm released half-year results for the 26 weeks to June 30.
Probiotic yogurt brands and supermarket own-label equivalents are leading a revolution in marketing of these products in advance of a ban, which comes into effect in December.
Drinks giant ceo Paul Walsh has been appointed the first business ambassador for the food and drink industries to boost the export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Soft drinks business Nichols is keeping its head “comfortably above water” in a struggling drinks category, thanks to new UK listings and a strong international performance, according to City analyst Investec.
Fresh efforts by the European Commission (EC) to clarify the status of food enzymes as ‘processing aids’ or ‘ingredients’ could reopen the vexed question of labelling genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMOs) in food, according to one regulatory expert.
A new research project, funded by the EU and involving several multinational food companies, is aiming to develop food products that will reduce consumers’ appetites to help combat obesity.
Premier Foods chief executive Michael Clarke believes he has “cleared the big hurdles”, a year after taking over at the helm of the company, he told Foodmanufacture.co.uk.
New EU labelling regulations could force users of variable information and weigh-price labelling to rethink where and how data is presented on-pack, according to equipment supplier Bizerba. It could also open up fresh marketing opportunities.
Britain’s biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods expects to achieve efficiency savings of £40M earlier than expected as a result of its restructuring plans, it emerged in its half-year results released today.
Hundreds of food manufacturing workers were evacuated as 20 firefighters battled to extinguish a fire at a meat processing site in Shropshire last week (August 3).
Britvic is embarking on the second phase of a group-wide total productive maintenance (TPM) programme. It involves transferring ownership of continuous improvement (CI) to the operational teams at individual plants.
Food manufacturers need to seek advice from allergen experts to cater for the "enormous" and "alarming" rise in allergies and intolerances, states Allergy UK.
Nick Bunker, president of Kraft Foods UK and Ireland, is to become chief executive of United Biscuits’ (UB’s) recently separated snacks business, which is to be re-named KP Snacks.
Shares in Premier Foods have retained a ‘Buy’ recommendation from investment and banking firm Investec, ahead of its interim results, which will be published tomorrow (August 7).
An MP, local councillor and union representative emerged from talks last week (August 2) “optimistic” about reaching a compromise in the row between 2 Sisters and its workers at Cavaghan & Gray.
Britain’s leading plant bakery brand Warburtons is set to find out this week if staff across the country have voted in favour of strike action, in a dispute over a pay offer.
A market-busting 10% rise in demand for Organix baby food products has forced the company to tear up the spreadsheets and become the first manufacturer to adopt a new stock-monitoring and forecasting system that could lead to full vendor-managed inventory...
Britvic is among a number of food and drink manufacturers that are finding it increasingly difficult to attract good quality engineering technicians into its business.
Frozen ethnic food manufacturer The Authentic Food Company (TAFC) has invested £2M in boosting its production capacity, after securing contracts to supply ready meals to Asda and several leading retailers in Europe.
Retailers will demand far more unannounced food safety audits of their suppliers as concerns about controls and hygiene standards in the global food supply chain rise.
Country of origin labelling (COOL) of processed meat products and cheese has shown no significant improvement over the past year, according to the findings of a new survey of products bought from the major multiples and independent shops.
Retailers are unlikely to see sales volumes on food recover in the next year, as prices will be pushed up due to a poor worldwide harvest, economists suggest.
With the agri-food sector's Advanced Training Partnership (ATP) modules and qualifications taking shape, organisers are emphasising their potential to nurture future industry leaders as well as to address food security and sustainability issues.
After high-profile scientific papers and a July Panorama documentary criticised the allegedly poor science behind claims made for a range of sports products, regulators, brands and nutrition experts have defended current research criteria.
The Department of Health (DoH) says it has no plans to change its '5 a day' scheme, despite receiving criticism on Channel Four's Dispatches programme and from the Fresh Produce Consortium.
The Scottish government is backing an initiative designed to give the country’s dairy farmers greater bargaining power when dealing with their customers.
A taskforce looking at the future of one of Scotland’s biggest pig processing plants has made encouraging progress, according to the Scottish government’s finance secretary John Swinney.
Residual domestic waste, including some food packaging, could be playing a prime role nationally in fuelling energy recovery plants in just a few years time, according to the industry organisation that represents plastics manufacturers, PlasticsEurope.
Schroeder has developed a meat injector with a built-in weighing system to provide continuous measurement and automatic regulation of the injection rate. The new system is now installed in the IMAX IT injector.
Industrial gases and engineering business BOC is trialling an environmentally friendly cryogenic alternative to diesel-powered mechanical refrigeration.
