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Winning line up: Ginsters' Gavin Mitchell (centre) receives the supply chain Oscar from Mark Durden-Smith (l) and NFT Distribution Operations' Dale Fiddy

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Ginsters wins food manufacturing supply chain Oscar

By Michael Stones

Pasty manufacturer Ginsters has gone the extra mile to win the coveted Supply chain initiative trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).

Star turn: Mark Durden-Smith (L) and Jeremy Praud (R) present to the Oscar to 2 Sisters Kevin Akehurst and Simon Grayling

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

2 Sisters wins FMEA Oscar for campy prevention

By Michael Stones

Pioneering work on the prevention of campylobacter has won the 2 Sisters Food Group the Judges’ star performer trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) –in London last week (Tuesday, November 3).   

Double win: Mark Durdan-Smith (L) and Mark Lynch (R) present Moy Park's Gary Leslie and Mike Mullan with the top award of the evening

Food Manufacture Excellence Award

Moy Park Oscar winners: the video interview

By Michael Stones

“Truly delighted”, was the verdict from Moy Park’s human resources director Mike Mullan, after his firm scooped the top award in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).

Turkey triumph: Jeremy Hall receives his Personality Oscar from Mark Durden-Smith (L) and Leon Wright (R) of FoodManJobs

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Turkey boss wins Food personality Oscar

By Michael Stones

Bernard Matthews group technical director Jeremy Hall has won the Food Manufacture Personality of the year award in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) – at the Lancaster hotel, London.  

Congratulations to all the Oscar winners and finalists

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Food manufacturing Oscars: Meet the 2015 winners

By Michael Stones

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists in the 2015 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs), staged on Tuesday night at the Lancaster hotel in central London.

Moy Park scooped the top trophy: Food Manufacture company of the year

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Moy Park triumphs in food manufacturing Oscars

By Michael Stones

Meat and poultry firm Moy Park has won the coveted Food Manufacture Company of the year trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) – at the Lancaster hotel in London, during a glittering award ceremony last night...

Winner: Lord Allen (centre) with IoD director Kate Brackenbury and awards host Miles Jupp

2 Sisters boss scoops IoD lifetime achievement award

By Noli Dinkovski

2 Sisters Food Group chairman Charles Allen has been recognised for 40 years of work across the private, public and charitable sectors – including his contribution to food manufacturing – with an Institute of Directors (IoD) Lifetime Achievement Award.

2 Sisters will invest in its poultry business following a drop in sales and profit

2 Sisters invests £150M as sales and profit fall

By Laurence Gibbons

2 Sisters Food Group has announced it will invest £150M in its poultry business as it published its fourth quarter results which revealed a fall in operating profit and sales, today (October 27).

Processed meat has been classified as “carcinogenic to humans”

Processed meat causes cancer: WHO

By Alice Foster

The meat industry has defended eating processed meat as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of the cancer risk today (October 26).

Pork Farms sent this special pie to the New Zealand rugby team ahead of its semi-final with South Africa

Pork Farms sends All Blacks good luck pork pie

By Laurence Gibbons

Pork pie manufacturer Pork Farms has helped New Zealand reach the Rugby World Cup final by treating the All Blacks team to a special rugby ball shaped pie.

Alibaba has appointed its first UK md Amee Chande

Alibaba opens UK office for euro expansion

By Michael Stones

Global online retail giant the Alibaba Group has appointed a UK md to run its UK office, as part of plans to expand its business empire into Europe and facilitate sales to China.

Willgoss outlined M&S's campylobacter action plan

M&S boss tackles campylobacter

By Nicholas Robinson

Campylobacter has plagued poultry products in the UK for years, but Marks & Spencer’s director of food technology Paul Willgoss has a five-step plan to help tackle the bug, he tells Nicholas Robinson.

The catch of the day: Clearwater has acquired Macduff for £98.4M

Macduff Shellfish caught by Canadian firm for £98.4M

By Laurence Gibbons

Scottish fish processor Macduff Shellfish Group has been acquired by Canadian-based Clearwater Seafoods for £98.4M from the Beaton family and the private equity fund Change Capital Partners.

Insect food

Eating insects poses no special risks for humans

By Michael Stones

Edible insects pose no special risks to human health – when consumed directly or used as stock feed – according to a new risk assessment from the European food safety watchdog.

M&M Walshe picks up Stirchley Bacon

M&M Walshe picks up Stirchley Bacon

By Aidan Fortune

Irish bacon producer M&M Walshe Holdings has increased its UK presence with the acquisition of Worcestershire-based Stirchley Bacon.

Andy Morling aims to build new a new relationship with food and drink manufacturers to beat crime

Food Safety conference

Crime boss appeals for food industry partnership

By Michael Stones

The new boss of the Food Crime Unit, Andy Morling, issued a passionate plea for partnership to beat food and drink crime, in this exclusive video interview, filmed at Food Manufacture’s Food safety conference.

New flavours hit the sausage market

New flavours hit the sausage market

By Aaron McDonald

With the arrival of autumn, ingredients supplier Unbar Rothon has unveiled six imaginative sausage flavours, created to establish something unique for the market. Cinnamon-flavoured pork and toffee apple, and a warm and spicy pork and mango chutney are...

Cranswick's trading statement impressed City analysts

Cranswick sales boost lifts share price

By Michael Stones

Meat supplier Cranswick’s shares climbed 6%, after the Hull-based firm posted 10% revenue growth to £481.5M, in the six months to September 30.

Campylobacter remains the biggest cause of food poisoning

Campylobacter poisoning rises despite targets

By John Wood

The number of people infected by campylobacter in England and Wales is rising, despite the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) campaign to drive the figures down.

Organised food crime was not yet a UK problem but could soon become one, said the head of the new Food Crime Unit

Food safety conference

Organised food crime: time to face the threat

By Michael Stones

The UK food and drink industry should start preparing now to beat the challenge of organised crime, which could plague the industry in “a few years’ time”, warns the head of food crime at the Food Standards Agency.

The incident happened at the pork processing site in 2013

Pork processor fined £28k for safety failings

By Laurence Gibbons

Scottish meat firm Quality Pork Processors Limited has been fined £28,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive, after a worker suffered “severe injuries” to his fingers.

Hard to swallow? The government should update its advice on portion sizes: BHF

Urgent action need on food portion sizes: charity

By Michael Stones

The government should update its advice on food portion sizes urgently, warns a leading charity, after researchers advised smaller food packages could help to cut Britain’s obesity crisis. 

The Saucy Fish Co is now available in Belgium

Grimsby fish firm launches in Belgium

By Laurence Gibbons

Fish processor Seachill has expanded its Saucy Fish Co brand into more than 800 Belgium supermarkets as part of its international growth strategy.

Karro has returned to growth

Karro Food Group posts first profit in years

By Laurence Gibbons

Pork processor Karro Food Group has posted an operating profit of £8M, for the year ending December 31 2014, representing an £11M improvement on the previous year and the firm’s first profit for many years.

Two Sisters

2 Sisters hot on scalding to beat campylobacter

By Alice Foster

2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) revealed plans to step up control of campylobacter with techniques such as secondary scalding, after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reported 73% of supermarket chickens tested positive for the food bug.  

Results reveal nearly 50% drop of £126M in first-half profits before tax

Morrisons results prove ‘no quick fix’: analysts

By Alice Foster

The latest results from Morrisons, revealing a nearly 50% drop to £126M in first-half profits before tax, show that there is “no quick fix” for the troubled retailer, according to leading analysts.

Almost three-quarters of raw supermarket chicken tested positive for campylobacter

FSA publishes final campylobacter report

By Laurence Gibbons

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of fresh supermarket chicken tested positive for the presence of campylobacter during the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) year-long survey, it revealed today (September 10).

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