The food and drink supply chain has taken a beating over the past 18 months, with each new crisis piling on a new concern for business to worry about. But above all else, the main concern is how to get the supply chain moving again in spite of the recent...
Temporary visas announced by the Government over the past weekend will be insufficient to solve the food supply chain problems caused by staff shortages, according to trade groups.
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its project to nurture the next generation go chilled food scientists, Chilled Education (CEd), as it continues to address the skills gaps affecting the food and drink sector.
Speaking at this year’s Barcode Festival – an event set up by Grocery Aid to allow members of the grocery industry to come together, relax and celebrate – chief executive Steve Barnes commented on the impact of COVID-19 on the members of the food and...
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards entry deadline has been extended from 6 September to 20 September to give would-be entrants a final chance to complete their online entries.
Food Innovation Solutions (FIS) has appointed Danny Butt to lead its team of development chefs, product developers and innovation consultants from its London development facility.
Greencore experts Carl Schubert, group manufacturing excellence and engineering director, and Phil Barnfather, HR director - operations will offer tips and guidance in Food Manufacture's webinar tackling the food industry's labour shortage.
Reports are surfacing of substantial amounts of vegetables going to waste that would otherwise be destined for fresh produce or frozen food processors because of the lack of labour required to harvest them.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has joined with businesses and organisations across the industry calling for immediate action from the Government to address the labour crisis affecting the food and drink sector.
Prepared fruit and fresh fruit drinks supplier Orchard House Foods has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Steve Corby as its new chief executive and Antony Greenwood as commercial director.
The UK will be hit with a raft of food shortages over the Christmas holiday period if the Government doesn’t step up and address the continued staff shortages across the food and drink supply chain, according to Heck founder and managing director Andrew...
The food industry faces 'the worst skills crisis in our lifetime', according to Andrew Brodie, Avara Foods people and communications director, one of the participants in Food Manufacture's 9 September webinar tackling the issue.
From baking to whisky distilling, we cover appointments from across the industry over the past month in this round-up of people on the move in food and drink.
Threats of a nationwide ‘beer drought’ have been quashed, after Unite members working across GXO Logistics Drinks called off strikes in lieu of an improved pay offer.
The Government needs to take immediate steps to solve the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver shortage and ease the unsustainable pressure placed on supply chains, urged the heads of Logistics UK and the British retail Consortium (BRC)
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards chairman of judges Geoff Eaton outlines seven industry trends he expects to emerge as key themes of entries this year in this FoodMan Talks videocast.
Premier Foods has appointed former Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) sustainable packaging director Nick Brown to head environmental, social and governance (ESG).
The threat of a later summer beer drought looms closer, as Unite members across GXO Logistics Drinks – formerly XPO Logistics Drinks – sites vote in favour of strike action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer.
Pladis, the biscuit and snacks manufacturer behind brands such as Jacob's, Go ahead and Carr's has confirmed its intention to close its Tollcross factory in Glasgow, hitting 468 jobs.
Cargo specialist Perishable Movements (PML) has invested £3.5m in a new satellite operation at Lympne Distribution Park, Hythe, creating more than 30 new jobs.
Unite members at Jacobs Douwe Egberts’ Banbury, Oxfordshire plant have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new a pay and employment conditions package that removes the management’s proposal to ‘fire and rehire’ staff.
Marnie Millard, former chief executive of soft drinks firm Nichols and president of the British Soft Drinks Association, is among the line-up for the 2022 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards judging panel.
Chilled pastry producer Addo Food Group is recruiting for more than 200 vacancies across its five sites to meet rising demand for fridge-staples since the pandemic.
Providing a more desirable place to work is the first step towards improving staff retention and handling labour shortages within the food and drink industry, according to Pentadel managing director James Kemp.
Workers union Unite has threated a ‘beer drought’ across the UK, after announcing plans to ballot its members employed by XPO Logistics Drinks for industrial action over a ‘paltry’ pay offer.
The Government exemption of some food chain workers from having to self isolate if they receive an alert from the NHS COVID-19 'track and trace' app has been branded 'worse than useless'.
Most small abattoirs in the UK face closure within five years without Government help as they drown in red tape and grapple with a lack of skilled workers and lost revenue streams.
Meat production lines are at risk of shutting down due to the NHS COVID App, as its alerts force workers to self-isolate, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Members of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) have unanimously voted in favour of industrial action at Weetabix’s Kettering plant, after a dispute over shift payments.
The labour shortage experienced across the food and drink supply chain will only get worse, unless the Government steps in now to prevent serious damage, according to members of the food and drink industry.
Devon-based frozen food firm Paramount 21 has increased wages for workers at its Newton Abbot site by introducing the Living Wage, as it embarks on a £650,000 investment into its production capabilities.
Mars Food UK has promoted Armen Topalian as general manager, with the title market director, replacing Craig Sargeant who is leaving his role because he has also been promoted.
The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Karen Betts - currently chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) - as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Wright.
Having relinquished the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) presidency after an intense four-years, Dunbia's business public relations director (UK) Isla Roebuck tackles Brexit, the skills shortage and Dunbia's joint venture with Dawn...
Industrial action has been threatened across British Sugar’s factories in the east of England, after members of worker union Unite rejected a ‘not so sweet’ pay offer from the manufacturer.
The UK food and drink supply chain is at risk of shutting down if labour shortages are not addressed, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Trade union Unite has called off industrial action at Jacob Douwe Egberts’ (JDE’s) Banbury plant in order to facilitate talks with the manufacture over ‘fire and rehire’ plans for workers.
