Food and drink sales dropped by £55M after England’s dismal performance in the Brazil 2014 World Cup, having risen initially when the tournament first began, according to IRI data.
Sales of wraps, sandwich thins and gluten-free products have helped Warburtons offset “difficult” trading conditions to increase turnover and operating profit in the 52 weeks to September 28 2013.
There’s still time to register for the Food Manufacture Group’s free, one-hour, independent webinar on the roots and remedies to Britain’s obesity crisis, taking place tomorrow at 1100 GMT tomorrow (Thursday July 3).
Acrylamide poses a bigger cancer risk to consumers – particularly children – than previously thought, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has warned.
Greggs’s strategy is paying off, according to Sahill Shan, analyst at N+1 Singer, as the food-to-go chain disclosed strong half-year (H1) figures, ahead of interim results next month.
Traditional Scottish craft baker JG Ross has installed a small character continuous inkjet coder for the application of date codes and batch information to pre-printed flow wrap for its new gluten-free manufacturing facility at Portsoy in Aberdeenshire
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A range of ancient gluten-free grains have been led into the 21st century by ingredients firm Glanbia Nutritionals (GN), to cash in on the growing free-from trend.
Frank Dale Foods has secured £675,000 to fund the creation of 15 jobs and double its turnover to £7M in the next five years, according to chairman Nigel Cushion.
US dried fruit firm Mariani will double its European business to £10M next year, before reaching up to £500M pounds in eight years, according to the company’s European md Glenn Butler.
VAT no longer applies to coconut covered snowballs made by Thomas Tunnock and Lees of Scotland because they are cakes, an Edinburgh tribunal has ruled in a long-running saga.
Pork Farms has pumped half a million pounds into a new gluten-free (GF) bakery brand that is being manufactured at its chilled quiche Riverside Bakery in Nottingham.
Reviving food brands from the past could prove even more lucrative if food businesses successfully tap into consumer nostalgia, according to Stuart Wilson, Burton’s Biscuit Company chief commercial officer.
Premier Foods is vulnerable to takeover unless it can grow its core brands – and it is running out of excuses fast, according to Panmure Gordon analyst Graham Jones.
Premier Foods has launched a joint venture with Specialty Powders to process and pack powdered drinks and desserts at its Knighton factory in Staffordshire, home to its Bird’s, Angel Delight and Marvel brands.
A Leeds-based bakery company has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 after a 26-year old worker lost two finger tips in the drive chain of a conveyor.
The Gastronommies team from Harper Adams University has been awarded the £2,000 gold prize for their Beri Bar at Ecotrophelia UK 2014, a contest encouraging the development of eco-friendly food and drink.
Mondelēz is challenging palm oil suppliers to step up their game so it can move towards using physical supplies of purely sustainable palm oil for all its products.
UK food firms must seize the huge business opportunity afforded by the underdeveloped morning snacking market, as chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Costa and Starbucks lead the way, according to Conlumino.
Biscuit heavyweight United Biscuits (UB) has reaffirmed plans to grow its UK savoury biscuit retail sales value by 20%, challenging competitor Burton’s Biscuits Company’s announcement it would storm the category.
Food businesses and consumers don’t understand the impact emerging economies could face if pressure to source 100% sustainable palm oil builds too quickly, Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainable development manager Fiona Wheatley claims.
Dorset Cereals is likely to benefit from strong support and investment from Associated British Foods (ABF) following the latter’s agreement to acquire the company, according to one analyst.
A stainless steel, medium capacity, automatic bread roll machine, which is claimed to set new hygiene and cleaning standards, has been launched in the UK by European Process Plant.
The introduction of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (FIR) in December 2014 will mean food and drink businesses will have to identify the source of the vegetable oils they use in their products.
A Kellogg’s restructure threatens 80 jobs at its Manchester headquarters, amid plans to relocate office functions such as supply chain, finance, human resources and IT to Bucharest, Romania.
Burton’s Biscuit Company plans to invest £15M across its factories to equip it to grow its share of the savoury snacking market, according to the firm’s chief commercial officer Stuart Wilson.
Hovis has received £80M of cash from commercial lender GE Capital to fund future growth plans following The Gores Group’s acquisition of a controlling stake in the bakery firm in January.
The owner of Burton’s Biscuit Company buying Fox’s biscuits would make commercial sense, according to one analyst, commenting on a report that a tentative approach had been made.
The amount of people diagnosed with coeliac disease has increased at a “staggering rate” over the past two decades, according to the boss of Allergy UK.
Food manufacturers looking to latch on to the growing demand for spelt should act quickly as the resurgence for the ancient grain has led to depleting stocks, one supplier of the grain has warned.
Improving health is now the number one reason for people choosing gluten-free products, not having a diagnosed intolerance, according to a survey of gluten-free shoppers.
Seeing Jesus in your toast does not make you mentally abnormal, as humans are wired to recognise features, a study by the University of Toronto and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered.
Allied Bakeries’ £25M West Bromwich overhaul has reduced stoppages and delivered more consistent product quality, according to Midlands regional general manager John Jackson.
Innovation to keep pace with Britain’s fast-changing bread market is vital to Warburtons’ success, the firm’s chairman told the Openfield’s Farmer Conference at Towcester Racecourse last month.
Political instability in the Ukraine has reinforced the UK’s need to increase its own food security and production, National Farmers Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond has warned.
A new line of high-protein dietetic crisps is said to be enjoying success in Europe and North America. This formula, developed for weight control, took a full year of development before its first European launch, according to the manufacturer, Laboratoire...
A new partnership has seen food ingredients producer Edme become exclusive UK agents for Philibert Savours of France, making French-style sourdough available in the UK.
