Drinks and snacking giant PepsiCo has invested £58m in its Leicester Walkers factory, its biggest UK investment in the past 25 years, and created 100 new jobs.
Taylors Snacks has secured listings with retailers nationwide following a major rebrand since parting with joint venture partners the Mackie Family last year.
The Food Manufacture Podcast returns this month with a dive into the energy market and what food and drink manufacturers need to look out for when choosing their providers.
Further investment in sustainable manufacturing processes is needed to meet growing demand for alternative proteins sources, according to a new report from consultancy Niras.
With rice’s shocking sustainability record, Nice Rice founder Fergus O’Sullivan leads the charge in developing a more environmentally friendly product with a lesser-known farming practice at its heart.
Bethan Grylls hears from CCEP’s health and safety coordinator, Mohammad Koheeallee, about his experiences as a wheelchair user in the Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Edmonton manufacturing site and how business leaders could be thinking differently....
Cybersecurity expert Greg Crowley, chief information security officer for eSentire, talks through the types of cyber attacks you may be vulnerable to and simple ways of protecting your business operations.
Join our editor as she steps inside The Felix Project Enfield warehouse and journeys with the food as it makes its way to the Bruce Grove Youth Space in London.
Walkers is trialling new multipack packaging for its Snack A Jacks range, which will see packs on Tesco shelves using considerably less plastic than before.
Food supply is so interconnected globally, and its distribution so inherently fragile, that the UK is only a disaster away from a food supply shortage, an expert in global food security has cautioned.
Lurgan, Northern Ireland-based Classic Mineral Water invests £3.4m in developing a third bottling line as it extends its reach into the own-label market and creates 16 new jobs.
Poultry processor Avara Foods has announced proposals to close its Abergavenny factory in Autumn 2023, placing 400 roles at the site at the risk of redundancy.
Plant-based meat manufacturers should reuse equipment and buildings built for other parts of the industry in order to scale up production and meet future demand, according to a new report.
Deflation is real and businesses that don’t push costs back down could lose out to competitors, according to procurement and supply chain management consultancy Inverto.
Abattoirs are essential or important to the success of food firms and their availability, or lack thereof, plays a major part in more than half of businesses’ future plans, according to new research by the Sustainable Food Trust and National Craft Butchers.
Morten Wierod, President of ABB Electrification, explores the additional pressure that soaring energy costs are putting on businesses worldwide and how you can avoid sacrificing employee benefits in the face of high prices.
Vorenta Group has completed a management buyout (MBO) led by the company’s senior management team in the face of concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the merger between the group and Eville & Jones.
Vegetable processor and packer Frederick Hiam Foods has reduced energy and water consumption and significantly improved efficiency thanks to an investment in new machinery at its Suffolk-based site.
Sustainable packaging solutions ruled this year’s Interpack, with exhibitors showcasing a range of innovations that addressed key challenges such as greenhouse gas, cost and efficiency. Here’s our roundup of launches…
As businesses in the food and beverages (F&B) sector look for ways to reduce their energy spend, Barry Hurst Head of Sales B2B, UK and Ireland, Enel X outlines how participating in flexibility programmes can generate revenue while supporting grid...
Insolvencies in the food and drink manufacturing industry have seen a steady decline since September last year, but a record number of insolvencies could be on the horizon for the manufacturing sector, according to law firm Higgs.
Food Manufacture recently aired a webinar that explored how food manufacturers could reduce costs without negatively influencing food integrity. Here are the highlights from our expert guest speakers.
Wonky waste food condiments manufacturer Rubies in the Rubble has launched a £500k crowdfunding campaign to kickstart its expansion into UK supermarkets and tap into international opportunities.
The Green Offices have already helped more than 4,800 properties, with the new facilities aiming to cast its service net wider and increase environmental services among cattlemen.
Glanbia has confirmed the completion of the sale of its shareholdings in Glanbia Cheese to Leprino Foods Company in a deal worth at least €178.9m (£157.27m).
County Cork, Ireland-based dairy, flavours and nutritional ingredients manufacturer Carbery Group has expanded its reach in Asia with the opening of a new hub for innovation in the region.
Soft drinks manufacturer Radnor Hills has opened the doors of its expanded facilities in Powys, South Wales, following a multi-million-pound investment.
Despite headwinds, food and beverage brands are spending more in new production development and contract manufacturing, and keen to embrace automation to relieve stress following historic global supply chain challenges.
Searches for Ramadan saw massive growth in 2023 as families search for food and drink inspiration to make this year’s celebrations special in the wake of COVID-10 restrictions being lifted.
Food inflation has risen to 19.2% in March from 18.2% in February, the highest rate in 45 years, rocketing ahead of CPI’s inflation of 10.1%, according to Office of National Statistics figures.
The Felix Project is looking for new partners to help it feed food insecure Londoners as its waiting list of community hubs and schools grow ever longer.
UK food manufacturers are dangerously overstocked and could be missing out on an average cash windfall of more than £76k as they recover from last year’s ‘overstocking crisis’, according to inventory management software provider Unleashed.
Cumbria-based Winter Tarn Dairy has invested £150k in a new production facility and specialist packaging machinery to help meet increasing demand for the foodservice sector.
Gluten-free baker Genius Foods has secured a £7.5m asset based loan (ABL) to support continued growth and improvements at its Bathgate, Scotland factory.
Professor Manoj Dora, Director, Centre for Intelligent Supply Chains & Chair in Sustainable Production & Consumption at Anglia Ruskin University offers six ways you can firm up your supply chain resilience in a rocky world.
Northern Ireland-based Suki Tea has invested £500k into a new ‘eco-friendly’ headquarters in Lisburn, County Down, immediately doubling its manufacturing and warehousing capabilities and supporting its sustainability plans.
The meaning of sustainability has evolved to encompass a whole host of other focuses. Do we need to untangle these once separate issues, or are we all responsible in delivering to this new meaning of sustainability?
