UK Ofcom rejects breakfast TV complaints from Nestlé and Kellogg’s
UK media watchdog Ofcom has rejected complaints from cereal food giants Nestlé and Kellogg’s that they were treated unfairly by the Channel 4 programme What’s in Your Breakfast?
Archives for August 23, 2010
Electicity and ultra sound boost potatoes’ antioxidant content by 60 per cent
Treating potatoes with electricity and ultra-sound could improve their antioxidant activity by up to 60 per cent, according to new research from Obihiro University in Hokkaido, Japan.
Turkish supermarket boom fuels private label growth
A new Turkish government report shows that the nation’s consumers are increasingly favouring the mass grocery retail (MGR) sector, while rising disposable incomes also mean an accompanying shift towards packaged, frozen and processed foods.
Twinings staff access confidential employee bank data
Twinings has confirmed that a “small number” of staff at its factory in North Shields have accessed confidential payroll details relating to 263 staff without authorisation.
Arla keeps City guessing over location of super-dairy
Arla’s 1bn-litre ‘super dairy’ will not – as suggested in press reports this week – be constructed ‘near the western fringe of the M25 between Slough and Uxbridge’, bosses have insisted.
Culina eyes up retail primary distribution contracts
Culina Logistics is looking to work more closely with retailers on primary distribution contracts (collecting goods from manufacturers or shared user depots on behalf of retailers for delivery into their regional distribution centres).
Vion eyes veal expansion after EC approves Weyl takeover
Vion said it plans to expand its veal processing operations after being given the go-ahead by the European Commission to acquire Weyl.
Unite: Staff at Vion Llangefni deserve more than 2% pay rise
Bosses at meat and poultry giant Vion should find out on September 1 whether staff at its chicken processing plant in Llangefni plan to take strike action over pay.