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Community Foods has secured an additional £6m to support its expansion plans

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Community Foods secures £6m funding boost

By Gwen Ridler

Dried fruits and nuts ingredients manufacturer Community Foods has secured an additional £6m to support its expansion plans, boosting total investment into the company to £23m.

How to win the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

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How to win a Food Manufacture Excellence award

By Bethan Grylls

Entering a competition can be daunting – questions such as ‘am I good enough to stand out’ and ‘how and where do I even start my entry’ may flit across your mind – but if you’re keen to enter, you absolutely should!

The inventory management software provider, Unleashed, has revealed a downward trend for smaller UK food and drink company's pockets. Credit: Getty/SewcreamStudio

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SMEs face ‘silent killer’

By Bethan Grylls

Figures show that small and medium-sized food and drink manufacturers in the UK are experiencing profit falls, despite strong sales.

The next edition of The Talent Poole is out and this time around, Jon Poole is discussing leadership during a crisis.

The Talent Poole

Navigating through a crisis

By Jon Poole

Nothing stretches and tests a leader more than being faced with a crisis. And food, perhaps more than any other sector, has the potential to throw up some pretty significant crises to challenge the very best of leaders. Sharing his experiences this month,...

Is a UPF tax the solution to obesity? Credit: Getty/pcess609

Opinion

Opinion: We need a UPF tax

By Mark Jones

Mark Jones, food and drink lawyer and partner at law firm, Gordons LLP, offers his thoughts on why ultra processed foods tax is likely to be a 'Labour additive' and why that's a good thing.

From slicing sandwiches to cutting fudge squares - Food Manufacture hears about four manufacturers' individual operations on the shop floor. Credit L-R: Raynor Foods and Fudge Kitchen

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Slicing simplified: from knife to ultrasonic waves

By Bethan Grylls

In this exclusive cutting and slicing round-up, we look at how different food manufacturers in different segments – cheese, fudge, sandwiches and cake – handle their cutting operations following the introduction of machinery.

The tea manufacturer implemented a widespread transformation plan during its 2023 fiscal year. Credit: Getty / Kritchai Chaibangyang

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Typhoo Tea losses approach £40m

By William Dodds

UK-based tea manufacturer Typhoo has reported annual losses of £38m for the year ended September 2023.

Kate Clawson (in blue dress, left), following the announcement of her win of Factory Manager of the Year at 2024's award, will join the judging panel for 2025

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What's up for grabs at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2025?

By Bethan Grylls

Whether you're a start-up or an industry leader, the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards invite food and drink processors to showcase their capabilities and celebrate the efforts and achievements of their companies and teams. Here, we summarise each...

Saltaire brewery focuses on becoming the leading craft beer across the UK pubs. Credit: Getty/Klaus Vedfelt

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Saltaire Brewery casts net wide after acquisition

By Bethan Grylls

Following its acquisition by Paramount Retail Group (PRG), the Yorkshire-based brewery is at the precipice of an ‘exciting’ growth, as it gets set to become a major player in the UK craft beer scene.

Strong consumer confidence, an export uplift and a supply squeeze help protect Welsh beef prices. Credit: Getty/Hispanolistic

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Irish beef sees rising demand in UK market

By Bethan Grylls

Beef imports into the UK are rising, with Ireland seeing a particularly positive uplift, but an array of factors have helped to positively offset increases of exports into GB market.

Food Manufacture gets the lowdown on cocoa prices from chocolate manufacturer Hames Chocolate

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What's next for cocoa prices?

By Carol Oldbury

Carol Oldbury, managing director at Hames Chocolate, offers her exclusive insights on the state of cocoa prices.

Birmingham Food Council gamifies crisis scenarios to improve UK food security. Credit: Getty/hyejin kang

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Birmingham Food Council creates food security game

By Bethan Grylls

Birmingham Food Council has developed a game for food sector professionals, planners and policymakers to improve their understanding of how system shocks could impact the UK’s food security.

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