Newburn Power came to the rescue at Britain’s largest port Immingham when gale force winds forced a Scandinavian cargo ship to divert from its Lowestoft destination.
UK ice cream manufacturers have reported soaring profits thanks to the record-breaking heatwave this summer, according to industry body the Ice Cream Alliance.
Vegan food company The Fry Family Food Co’s new range of chilled meat-alternatives are set to appear in 500 Sainsbury’s stores, as vegan-friendly launches continue to hit supermarket shelves.
NewCold Logistics has opened the UK’s biggest food deep freeze, which cost £100m to build and has created 200 jobs, with 70 more recruits and more investment anticipated over the next two years.
Young’s Seafood has launched a new range of frozen meals that can be cooked in minutes, as it jumps on a growing trend of consumers looking for healthier meals high in protein.
Iced drinks manufacturer Polar Krush has reported its best summer to date after sales increased by 60% - boosted, it said, by its decision to switch its full range to sugar-free recipes.
Consumers are increasingly willing to choose plain grocery items if they are being sold for ethical reasons, the boss of the UK’s largest redistributor of surplus stock has claimed.
Food and drink processors have been increasingly turning to crowdfunding platforms for investment in their businesses, with some achieving great success.
Only half of the most popular vanilla ice creams on the high street have fresh milk, cream and vanilla on their list of ingredients, according to a consumer rights pressure group.
Ice cream manufacturer Kelly’s of Cornwall has pledged to replace all of the black plastic packaging used in its Clotted Cream variety with silver plastic, which is easier to recycle.
A range of CO2 packaged chillers with capacities from 30kW to 450kW has been launched by Green Thermal Energy (GTE) in conjunction with its Italian manufacturing partner Enex.
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.
Temperature-controlled storage specialist Rick Bestwick, part of the Magnavale Group, has doubled its blast-freezing capacity to become one of the largest providers in the UK.
Greenyard Frozen UK has recalled frozen vegetables it supplies to top grocery retail chains, claiming they might be contaminated with listeria amid a wider international incident that has snowballed in the past few months.
Consumers have been warned to cook frozen vegetables thoroughly following a Europe-wide outbreak of listeriosis that has been linked to frozen sweetcorn.
Nomad Foods’ £210m acquisition of frozen food brand Aunt Bessie’s represents “a very good deal” for its current owner, William Jackson Food Group (WJFG), an industry expert has claimed.
The owners of Young’s Seafood have confirmed that the business is up for sale, causing further confusion for the 450 jobs at risk at its Pinneys site in Annan.
Up to 450 jobs are at risk at Young’s Seafood’s Annan site in the south of Scotland, while it plans to create 200 jobs in Grimsby after winning three new contracts with retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S).
Goodfella’s Pizza should deliver sales of £133m and up to £22m in profit within two years of it completing the acquisition, according to Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods.
UK sales of frozen food will top £10bn according to the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), which has reported growth in both retail and foodservice.
Confectionery and treats manufacturer Mars aims to broaden its offering in the frozen desserts sector with the launch of its new Galaxy Chocolate Mousse Cake.
