Inside food & drink manufacturing
Several parties have expressed an interest in buying Buccleuch Foods site in Castle Douglas, after the firm announced plans to shut its meat processing facility in the town, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
69 staff at Robert Wiseman Dairies’ Okehampton dairy and 68 staff at its Cupar distribution centre face an uncertain future as the firm initiated 30-day consultations on the future of both sites.
Burton’s Foods’ proposals to close its biscuit factory in Moreton would significantly increase costs for Manor Bakeries and Typhoo Tea, which share the same site, Labour MP for Wallasey Angela Eagle has warned.
Health food group NBTY Europe has opened a new £14m factory in Burton on Trent to support its UK retail chains Holland & Barrett, Julian Graves, GNC and Nature's Way.