Burtons Biscuits sold to Duke Street Capital
The UK's second largest biscuit maker, Burton’s Foods, has been acquired by private equity firm Duke Street Capital for an undisclosed sum....
Archives for March 19, 2007
Grampian dispute continues
Further strikes are expected at Grampian Country Food Group following clashes over pay and pension cuts.Little progress had been made in talks with...
\"Be very afraid", warns China mission
It is difficult to see a long-term future for ambient food manufacturers in the UK, unless they significantly up their game in order to compete with...
Operations need a say in what products perform
Manufacturers have been urged to involve their production teams in rationalising product portfolios to remove less profitable products - or “cull...
Contaminated sandwiches point to rising problem of listeria
The problem of rising levels of listeria in the UK was reinforced last Friday when the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Health Protection Agency (HPA)...
UK leads the way on salt reduction
UK food manufacturers are leading the world when it comes to reducing the salt content in processed foods, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has...
Functional food inspiration from the Far East
Walnut powder, mushroom extracts and black sesame seed for the immune system; hawthorn berries, sour apple, bitter gourds and gamma-aminobutyric acid...
Major job losses at pork processor
Union bosses are in urgent talks with pork processor Tulip to try and save jobs after the company announced plans to stop production of fresh pork...