Fears of rolling blackouts across the manufacturing sector and the withdrawal of financial support for energy bills have sparked calls for manufacturers to seek alternatives to acquiring their energy from the grid.
Vimto maker Nichols reported a year of growth in its 2022 full-year financial results, boosted by the strong resurgence of the out-of-home (OoH) market following the COVID-19 pandemic.
North Devon-based cheese and butter wholesaler Millbrook Dairy has secured a £4m funding package from Santander UK to help support its international expansion plans.
Vegan and plant-based ice cream maker Northern Bloc has continued its expansion with the acquisition of two local artisan business and has moved into its new HQ.
The Government’s decision to continue the freeze on UK alcohol duty until at least August 2023 has brought holiday cheer to members of the drinks industry.
Toast Ale, the brewery that recycles waste bread into beer, has secured £2m from high-profile investors to help scale its sustainability projects and environmental impact.
Pasta Evangelists has appointed national construction company Clegg Food Projects as principal contractor to deliver what it claims to be as the ‘UK’s largest’ pasta manufacturing facility.
Hertfordshire-based charcuterie firm The Greek Farmer has boosted production and created new jobs after sealing a major supermarket deal on a ‘primetime’ Channel 4 TV show.
Representatives from across the Scottish food and drink industry have written to the Government calling for a freeze on business rates in the coming financial year.
The UK food and drink manufacturing sector saw the slowest fall of demand of any manufacturing sector in October, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank.
Iceland Seafood has announced plans to exit the UK value-added market as it reports challenges in the region impacting its quarter three financial results.
Manufacturers are set to ramp up investment to boost skills and achieve net zero goals, but concerns remain that plans to increase Corporation Tax will make the UK a less attractive destination for foreign investment.
Food and drink firms will be unable to absorb the massive price rises set to rock the industry in the wake of record high inflation figures, warned the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
New Wave Foods has secured new six-figure investment from its biggest shareholders to progress the production of its Scottish sustainable seaweed brand Shore.
The UK’s 150 biggest suppliers bounced back to the industry’s highest growth rate for three years ahead of the cost-of-living crisis earlier this year.
Rocketing inflation has forced UK consumers to cut back on their grocery shopping, with almost a third saying they stopped buying products due to increased prices, according to new research.
Pork processor Pilgrim’s UK has announced an £800,000 investment in its Bromborough site as part of its continued efforts to increase operational efficiency across its UK operations.
Advanced warning must be given in the event of blackouts to safeguard the provision of food and drink, members of the food and drink industry told MPs.
Poultry processor Bernard Matthew’s Food Ltd has been fined £400,000 following two separate incidents where employees were seriously injured, including one worker who was left paralysed.
Mash Direct, the Northern Ireland fresh prepared vegetable processor, has expanded its premises and reduced emissions with the support of a seven-figure Green Loan from HSBC UK.
Matt Hale, international sales and marketing manager at HRS Heat Exchangers, discusses the design and manufacturing standards of food processing equipment and how it plays into keeping the factory clean and hygienic.
Strikes at Mizkan Euro’s site in Middleton, Rochdale could threaten supplies of Branston Pickle, Sarson Vinegar and Haywards Pickled Vegetables, claimed Unite the Union.
Philip Martin, founder and chief executive of Irish tortilla chip manufacturer Blanco Niño, talks to Food Manufacture about fully recyclable packaging, regenerative farming and sourcing raw materials in this exclusive podcast.
Cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has invested more than half a million pounds to open a food innovation centre based at its Trafford Park factory in Manchester.
Puratos UK, the bakery and patisserie ingredient specialist, has acquired fruit grower and processor Fourayes for an undisclosed sum as part of its farm-to-fork strategy.
Banham Poultry (2018) Ltd has been fined £300,000 for failing to stop odour pollution from its slaughterhouse that affected the lives of people living and working in and near Attleborough, Norfolk.
