Associated British Foods (ABF) claims its sugar and ingredients divisions have delivered powerful performances in the 24 weeks to 5 March 2022, while Twinings Ovaltine proved a star performer in its grocery channel.
McCormick UK has invested millions in dry powder silos and liquid tanks for ingredients storage at its new Peterborough food factory, in partnership with European Process Plant (EPP).
Herbs and spices supplier McCormick UK Limited is making 17 redundancies in its field sales team as it adapts to shifting trends in the domestic grocery market.
Crisp manufacturer Mackie’s at Taypack has announced plans to expand its production capabilities as it celebrated a bumper year for new product development and festive sales.
Snack brand Simply Roasted has secured a deal with up-market supermarket chain Booths to supply the retailer’s stores with its non-high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) crisps.
Back in 2019, Food Manufacture spoke with Weetabix manufacturing apprentice James Bell to discuss his journey with the business. Three years later, we catch up with Bell to discuss his role in the company and how the pandemic has affected apprenticeships.
KP Snacks, maker of brands such as Hula Hoops, Pom-Bear, McCoy's, Tyrrells and Butterkist popcorn is 'working on plans to keep our products stocked and on shelves' after being hit by a cyberattack.
Growing sales of Premier Foods' Mr Kipling and Cadbury cakes have helped it continue to wipe out debt, while increased sugar, ingredients and grocery sales helped ABF offset rising commodity costs.
Plant-based snack manufacturer NutreeLife has tripled production and boosted staff numbers with help of a hire purchase agreement from Siemens Financial Services (SFS).
Associated British Foods (ABF) is managing to offset what it describes as 'an escalation' in utility, supply and raw material costs through cost efficiencies and price recovery.
Canned and packaged food and drink manufacturer Princes has expanded a partnership with Italian agricultural association, Coldiretti to enhance the sustainability of its Napolina '100% Made in Italy' tomatoes.
McCormick & Company, the US-based ingredients supplier, has called on manufacturers in the herb and spice industry to check their businesses for fraudulent practices following the publication of an EU report.
Dairy-free drinks and cereals supplier Rude Health has hired ex-People Against Dirty European general manager Tim Smith as chief executive officer to steer it through the next phase of its growth strategy.
Weetabix has continued to dismiss claims it is using ‘fire and rehire’ tactics in its ongoing pay dispute with workers union Unite and has levelled criticism on the union using the situation to support its unrelated national campaign against similar employment...
Food and drink manufacturers reiterated their commitments to reducing carbon emissions and boosting sustainability across their production plants in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
Mara Seaweed, which supplies seaweed seasonings to top supermarkets, has secured more than £600,000 to invest in expanding its factory in Fife, Edinburgh and exploring new markets.
Nestlé has boosted its vegan offering with the launch of plant-based egg and shrimp, as its reveals its latest progress toward reducing sugar in its cereal products.
In this exclusive Foodman Talks video, Cameron Mackintosh, managing director of ambient food and drink manufacturer Princes, charts its progress on its mammoth factory investment programme at its Erith, Long Sutton and Cardiff sites.
At home sales helped boost KP Snacks’s sales and profit in its full year results for the year ended 26 December 2020, as it focused its efforts on becoming more sustainable.
Sports nutrition firm Applied Nutrition Ltd has been fined £70,000 for health and safety failings, after a worker’s hand was severed while cleaning machinery.
Engineers employed by Weetabix are set to begin strike action tomorrow (Tuesday September 21) over company plans to carry out an extensive 'fire and rehire’ programme with the workforce.
Snacks and drinks giant PepsiCo has invested £24.5m into its Walkers crisp factory in Lincoln in order to upgrade its facilities, meet growing demand and secure the future of the site.
Baxters Food Group has introduced three vegan friendly flavours to its Plant Based Soups range into Asda and Sainsbury's stores nationwide: Spiced Red Lentil; Sundried Tomato & Thyme and Thai Yellow Vegetable Curry.
PepsiCo has announced plans to open a 1bn Polish zloty (£187m) production facility in Poland, said to be its most sustainable food manufacturing plant in Europe.
Premier Foods has appointed former Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) sustainable packaging director Nick Brown to head environmental, social and governance (ESG).
Simtom Food Products Limited, the family-owned ethnic condiments manufacturer, has entered administration citing the impact of the pandemic and labour shortages, after making most of its 60-strong permanent workforce redundant.
New recyclable packaging at TruffleHunter, the development of paper-based bags at Bauck and a ‘first of its kind’ integrated bottle cap all feature in this round-up of food and drink packaging developments.
Chicken Tonight manufacturer Symington’s has been acquired by Italian producer Newlat Food for £53m, as it eyes growth internationally and aims to transform one of Symington's factories purely into a pasta facility.
Cranswick celebrated a strong set of results in its first quarter trading update, as sales dipped for Premier Foods in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacobs Douwe Egberts's (JDE's) coffee factory workers in Banbury, Oxfordshire will be balloted on a new pay and employment conditions’ package that removes controversial ‘fire and rehire’ proposals, according to trade union Unite.
Typhoo Tea Ltd, maker of brands such as Lift and Heath & Heather has been acquired by private equity firm Zetland Capital, enabling it to invest in production and boost jobs.
Members of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) have unanimously voted in favour of industrial action at Weetabix’s Kettering plant, after a dispute over shift payments.
Edible Oils Limited (EOL) has installed a production line for cooking oils at its Erith site in Greater London as part of a £24m planned investment programme.
