Archives for October 19, 2010

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Uniq tackles £436m hole in its pension fund

By Elaine Watson

Uniq has unveiled plans to tackle the £436m hole in its pension scheme with a deficit-for-equity swap that will deliver 90% of the company's equity to the pension fund.

Spending Review: DEFRA budget to be cut 24%

By Elaine Watson

The budget at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will drop from £2.9bn in 2010/11 to £2.2bn in 2014/15 – a 24% drop – the Treasury has revealed.

First draft of new allergen standard due in 2012

By Elaine Watson

The British Standards Institution (BSI) is aiming to produce the first draft of a new standard for the control of allergens in food production by 2012, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.