The Made Smarter programme, that has backed 2,500 manufacturers to adopt new digital technology and skills to create growth and jobs, has secured £6.1m funding to continue for three more years.
Newcastle City Council and Nestlé have formed a taskforce to plan the future of the manufacturer’s Fawdon confectionery factory, set to close at the end of 2023.
Maelor Foods, the Welsh poultry processor, is looking to increase operations at its Pickhill Lane facility in Cross Lanes, Wrexham with the creation of 125 jobs.
Potato supplier Branston is launching a drive to find new recruits to join its prepared foods factory near Lincoln as demand for its products continues to grow.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’s (CCEP's) East Kilbride factory has created a major vision for digitalisation and automation, as operations director Seamus Kerrigan explains.
Pilgrim’s UK, the pork producer, is proposing to close its Bury St Edmunds and Coalville sites, as well as a shift to a four-day week at its Ashton plant, which could see the loss of 675 jobs.
Strikes by HGV drivers and shunters at Muller’s Stonehouse factory in Gloucestershire threaten sales of Marks & Spencer and Waitrose milk, claimed Unite the Union.
The food industry is lagging behind its contemporaries in providing whistleblowing systems to help employees report concerns about discrimination, fraud and other abuses, according to Safecall.
As the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2023 rapidly approach, we speak with past winner Nim's Fruit Crisps to find out what it meant for them and their team.
Chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has implemented a 10% pay increase for 200 workers at its Banbury factory in Oxfordshire in agreement with trade union Unite.
An independent review into labour shortages in the supply chain will be headed up by John Shropshire, the former chief executive of major horticulture producer G’s Fresh Group.
Dairy processor Meadow Foods has appointed Jack Hancock as mergers & acquisitions and strategy director, expanding his previous role as managing director of the company’s plant-based division.
Businesses impacted by strike action are now legally able to plug staffing gaps with agency workers, thanks to a new law that came into place yesterday (21 July).
Barry Callebaut’s head of innovation has stepped down from the role, as Cardiff Metropolitan University announces a new appointment at its ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre.
Ekaterra, the tea company that owns brands Lipton, PG tips and Pukka, has appointed Nathalie Roos as chief executive officer and Pierre Laubies as chair of the board following the completion of its divestment from Unilever.
Unite the Union members at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Wakefield have threatened to strike after claims of bullying by bosses and disputes over pay.
Wrexham, Wales-based Jones Village Bakery is to recruit 30 new apprentices over the next two years as part of a £16m expansion of its baking operation.
Greencore, the prepared foods and ready meals manufacturer, and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union are continuing negotiations after employees at its Moulton Park site in Northampton rejected the company’s proposed offer on pay rates and contracts....
A team of students from the University of Nottingham, team name The Green Feathers has won the gold prize at Ecotrophelia UK with their Cracker(ed) it Crackers.
Finlays managing director Guy Chambers has stepped down from the position after seven years in the role, marking the end of his 29 year-long career with parent company Swire.