British food and drink manufacturers considering stockpiling ahead of Brexit are being faced with increased costs while business confidence dips further.
Ayrshire-based cheesemaker Barwheys Dairy has revealed that it is to close its doors in early 2019, citing increased regulatory inspections as one of the main reasons.
Sales of dietary fibre galacto oligosaccharides (GOS) are set to double over the next ten years as the infant formula industry ramps up demand, according to new research.
Trans fat limits for food have been introduced into EU draft legislation, with a proposed restriction of 2g per 100g of fat, where trans fatty acids (TFAs) are not naturally present in animal fat.
Dairy processor Müller UK & Ireland has posted an operating loss of £132m for the 12 months ending 31 December 2017, as the company continued to target cost-cutting measures.
Dairy cooperative First Milk delivered sales growth in the financial year to the end of March and has attributed a fall in net profit to increased support for its farmer members.
A vegan ice cream maker who won financial backing in last night’s (16 September) episode of Dragons’ Den has revealed she wasn’t subsequently able to take up the offer.
Meadow Foods has invested millions of pounds in expanding its dairy manufacturing site in Peterborough, which it expects will lead to the creation of 50 jobs.
Pink gin, pea crisps and vegan ice cream are just some of the new products and trends that have been on display at this year’s Speciality & Fine Food Fair, which took place at London’s Olympia from 2–4 September.
Sales of organic food and drink continued to grow for their seventh consecutive year, according to new research published by certification body the Soil Association.
Dairy processor Arla is to pay out the entirety of its 2018 net profit to its farmer partners, who were hit by the extreme weather conditions in Europe.
International trade secretary Liam Fox has secured a multi-million pound export deal with China to supply UK dairy products made with milk from third countries.
Errington Cheese, the Scottish cheesemaker linked to a fatal outbreak of E.coli O157 in 2016, has made the last of its remaining staff redundant, as sales dropped in spite of a ruling that cleared the company of breaching hygiene regulations.
Trade association Dairy UK and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) dairy division have spent £1.2m on a campaign to persuade millennials to stick with dairy.
Meat, dairy and alcohol helped drive UK food and drink exports to £10.6bn for the first half of the year, with the US, China and Hong Kong the main recipients.
A Scottish dairy processor is appealing a decision by Scottish ministers last month to refuse planning permission for a £20m dairy facility and housing development in Stirlingshire, which would have created up to 800 jobs.
Sales growth at Meadow Foods has led to finance group Exponent investing in the dairy processor in a deal that entails buying key investor Paine Schwartz’s full shareholding.
Reaseheath College’s John Sorsby explains how a strong connection with the dairy industry has developed into a broader ambition to be a centre for all food education.
Correct feeding from birth should be subject to a full government inquiry as part of its drive to tackle child obesity, the boss of the UK’s only producer of infant feed formula has claimed.
The rising popularity of dairy alternatives is challenging traditional dairy producers to protect their market share, but they are fighting back on a number of fronts.
Welsh dairy processor Tomlinson’s Dairies Ltd has been hit with a £200,000 fine, after a worker suffered “life-changing injuries” at one of its plants.
A Scottish cheesemaker implicated in a fatal E.coli 0157 outbreak in 2016 has welcomed a sheriff’s ruling that the company did not breach food safety regulations.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has claimed there is no evidence to suggest eggs affected by the latest fipronil scare have been distributed in the UK.
Dairy processor Müller has invested heavily in its Severnside, Gloucestershire site, as it launches a longer-lasting ambient recipe for its Frijj range of milkshakes.
The UK dairy industry has revealed its progress toward reducing its environmental footprint over the past ten years, outlined in the Dairy Roadmap 10th anniversary report.
