New BRC standard gets tough on allergen management
The new version of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) global standard will contain far more detail on allergen management, bosses have promised....
Archives for November 5, 2007
Honey Monster seeks the perfect forecast
Sugar Puffs and Poppets maker Big Bear is aiming to reduce its stockholding by 5% and give service levels a boost with a new demand planning...
Beneo to help more small firms with their health claims
Beneo, the new functional food group formed by Europe’s largest sugar producer Südzucker, is targeting small- and medium-sized food companies with...
Unilever sells Boursin to Le Group Bel
Unilever has agreed to sell Boursin, its French cheese brand, to Le Groupe Bel for euros 400M.The transaction, subject to regulatory approval and...
Improve to boost apprenticeships with revamped framework
Transformed food and drink manufacturing apprenticeships have been launched throughout England and Wales by sector skills council Improve.Separate...
Trade group merged with Food and Drink Federation
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will absorb most of the roles of the Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (BCCCA) from January...
Curry calls on processors to help connect consumers to British food
Sir Don Curry, chairman of the government’s Sustainable Farming and Food Delivery Group, has called on food processors to do more to help educate...
Chewing gum maker in RFID trial
One of the world’s leading chewing gum manufacturers is testing a new application of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in a bid to...
Food minister warns against ‘racketeering’ on pig meat prices
Food and farming minister Lord Rooker has assured Britain’s hard-pressed pig producers that the government would act against any attempts to...