Poultry processor Faccenda Group claims investing £30M in additional production space at its site in Hortonwood Industrial Estate, Telford, has no implications for its Dudley operations, despite declared intentions to “integrate” them into Telford.
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has recovered from “the body blow” inflicted by the horsemeat crisis, while all the big four UK supermarkets were struggling to maintain their presence in “anaemic markets”, said city analyst Shore Capital.
Sliced bread is Britain’s most indispensable food item, while a roast meal and spaghetti bolognese are the nation’s favourite dishes, according to research commissioned by Mars Food UK.
Specialist meat packer Hilton Food Group’s strategy of operating with one customer per market could lead it to benefit from the horsemeat crisis, predicted City analyst Shore Capital.
Putting precision testing and traceability firmly in the context of food safety are two key themes of Food Manufacture’s one-day Food Safety conference, suggested by its chairman Professor Colin Dennis.
Campylobacter targets for chickens have fallen woefully short of objectives set by government agencies and representatives, the poultry industry and retailers, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
The furore surrounding the horsemeat scandal seems to have settled for the time being. But let’s not forget an estimated 10M beef burgers, among other products, were removed from supermarket shelves across the country. Perhaps this calm offers an opportunity...
Morrisons’ boss Dalton Philips has claimed his current strategy will catapult Britain’s fourth-largest retailer into a position to directly challenge larger rivals Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda by 2015.
Confusion over job cuts at Tulip is rife among industry insiders and analysts at a time when things were beginning to look up for UK and export markets for pork.
The practicalities of safe food and drink production will be the focus of Food Manufacture’s Food Safety conference, according to its chairman Professor Colin Dennis.
Developing a better understanding of the food industry, including its complex supply chains, is a key recommendation of a new report commissioned by the Scottish government to learn the lessons of the horsemeat crisis.
Nearly 60% of consumers lacked confidence in the UK food industry to respond to food scares effectively, warns the latest research from research group Mintel.
The Labour Party’s food policy review document published yesterday (July 3) pledges to give genetically modified (GM) food technology a chance to flourish and to learn the lessons of the horsemeat crisis.
Former Vion operation Snowbird Foods has undergone a management buyout and joint mds Philip Paul and Albert McGovern have big plans to invest in the future growth of the business.
Key speakers from the Food Standards Agency, Unilever and Which? will be joining our expert line-up at Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull on Thursday October 17, 2013.
Amcor Flexibles has launched a new sustainable thermoformable cellulose-based packaging product called Packpyrus. Its oxygen barrier makes it suitable for pre-sliced products such as meat or cheese.
Vacuum pump manufacturer Busch (UK) has supplied a new Busch R 5 pump, model RA 630 for an existing centralised vacuum system at Cranswick Convenience Foods' Milton Keynes DeliCo site. It has been installed alongside 10 existing R 5s as the facility...
Marel showcased its I-slice 3300 at the recent Seafood Processing Europe exhibition in Brussels. It highlighted the flexibility and efficiency of its production of salmon retail packs, which it claims can make batches of sliced salmon ready for packing...
Upmarket grocer Waitrose has opened a frozen beef unit at its Dovecote Park estate, in a move claimed to ensure full traceability and one of the shortest supply chains among UK supermarkets.
Five key trends have been identified for outbreaks of campylobacter – the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK – but the reasons behind them are far harder to pinpoint, a Royal Society for Public Health conference heard.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering stricter criteria reducing the levels of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods intended for vulnerable people in hospitals and other health care settings.
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has released a first half year trading update, which reports slower than expected revenue growth, with volumes up just 1%.
A West Midlands ethnic foods entrepreneur and the chief executive of Europe’s largest own-label ice cream manufacturer were among the food and drink business leaders recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list last week.
A new food safety training package from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will change how “tens of thousands of food manufacturing staff are trained”, claims the organisation.
Financial representatives are attempting to forge a sale of some or all of chilled food firm Bakkavör’s UK facilities to 2 Sisters Food Group, according to a source within 2 Sisters.
Food processors could face soaring costs for official inspections as a consequence of the European Commission’s (EC’s) attempt to standardise ‘official controls’ governing food safety regulation across the EU.
The gap between beef prices and the cost of production is narrowing across the globe – with developing countries in particular recording vast increases in the amount it costs to produce protein.
Five thousand food jobs in Scotland and Wales have been safeguarded after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved the 2 Sisters Food Group’s acquisition of Vion UK’s poultry business.
2 Sisters Food Group and health officials are probing an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), which has hospitalised four workers at the firm’s Dial Lane site in West Bromwich yesterday.
Paragon Quality Foods – the food manufacturer formerly at the centre of a row about pork in halal lamb burgers – has reported a 20% increase in turnover for the year ended February 28 2013.
A new industry forum set up to discuss halal meat production issues fails to focus on Muslims’ main concerns and shows the industry’s understanding of the Muslim community to be “lagging behind”, according to the Halal Authority Board.
Dunbia’s new £12M Llanybydder factory in Wales will help Sainsbury’s plans to boost sales of British food, according to Justin King, ceo of the supermarket chain.
Positive developments at 2 Sisters Food Group plants in Scotland and Wales are more evidence of ceo Ranjit Boparan’s shrewdness, according to industry commentator Julian Wild of law firm Rollits.
A smoked fish supplier, the nation’s largest independent cider producer and a label manufacturer are among 10 food and drink businesses to appear on Investec’s Hot 100 list of the UK’s fastest-growing, mid-sized private companies.
More creative use of oily fish in new product development (NPD) would help increase its consumption to advised levels, according to a prominent nutritionist.
The More than Meat Pies team from Harper Adams University has been awarded gold prize at Ecotrophelia UK 2013 for their product, Hearty Meal, a ready meal offal pie.
Developing modern technologies and the genetic modification (GM) of crops and animals are the top two of eight research priorities identified by a group of primary producers bidding to influence the government’s agri-technology strategy, due to be launched...
Tesco continues to struggle across Europe, with like-for-like sales excluding petrol down 5.5% as “tough economic conditions, challenging competitors and over-dependence upon out-of-favour hypermarkets” take their toll.
The UK is “never more than a few day days away from a significant food shortage” and consumers should eat less meat, an influential group of MPs has warned.
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has been criticised by the chief executive of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for refusing to share precise details about a recent incident of horsemeat contamination in a shipment of beef.
The government today (June 4) announced a wide-ranging, year-long independent review into the “integrity and assurance of food supply networks” in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
Continuing increases in demand, along with the need to remain competitive, led Birtwistle Catering Butchers to switch from hand-cutting to automatic meat portioning using Marel's I-Cut 36 Portioner.
