Private equity interest in food ‘unabated’
Private equity investors remain interested in the food sector despite overall private equity activity being subdued, according to a study by...
Archives for September 14, 2008
Sale of Somerset dairy nearing completion
Milk Link is negotiating the sale of its Staplemead creamery to French food and dairy products company Andros, as the farmer co-operative exits the...
Titanium food surfaces could cut food poisoning
Food factory work surfaces coated in titanium could cut the number of food poisoning cases every year, according to research from scientists at...
Freight firms prepare for regional road pricing
Britain’s food and drink freight handlers are preparing for the introduction of regional road pricing schemes, even though plans for a national...
Reformulated microwave meals could pose risk
Many manufacturers have failed to review the effects of microwaves on products that have been reformulated to reduce salt, sugar and fat, and this...
Unanswered questions in Cadbury salmonella case
We will probably never discover why Cadbury switched from a zero tolerance approach to assuming there were ‘safe’ levels of salmonella in...