Tesco and Sainsbury pledge better support for meat producers
Britain’s big retailers have responded to calls for help and agreed to work more closely with their domestic suppliers in the red meat sector to...
Archives for November 7, 2005
Sunjuice in wastage drive
Smoothies, juice and soups maker The Serious Food Company is aiming to boost service levels, reduce wastage and improve communications between...
Ferndale in trouble as Asda business dries up
Ferndale Foods is consulting with staff at its Erith factory in Kent to discuss a swathe of redundancies after failing to secure additional business...
Research project underway to cut down carbon emissions in food manufacture
An £800,000 research project has been launched to investigate and reduce carbon emissions released by the food industry. Carbon dioxide secretion is...
Skills academy cash secured for industry
Improve, the sector skills council for the food and drink manufacturing industry, is celebrating this week following news that it has secured vital...
Non-stick gum scientist sets up new company
A scientist at Bristol University has set up a new company called Revolymer as a vehicle for developing the world’s first non-stick chewing gum and...
Dairy Crest to launch omega-3 spread
Dairy Crest is launching a new spread enriched with omega-3 in a bid to grab a larger slice of the burgeoning functional foods market.Details have...