Archives for March 25, 2011

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Gary Rhodes Rhokett gets a booster

By Anne Bruce

Premium desserts supplier Rhokett says it plans to double turnover in the next three to five years, following the opening of an 8,000 sq ft factory in November.

New pastures for New Forest Ice Cream

By Anne Bruce

New Forest Ice Cream is about to complete its purchase of a new 20,000 sq ft factory, which will allow it to increase production five-fold.

High Wood Brewery faces liquidation

By Anne Bruce

Liquidators are taking offers from potential buyers for parts of High Wood Brewery in North Lincolnshire, after it collapsed on 11 March owing £2m.

EU boosts food import controls after Japanese nuclear disaster

By Rory Harrington

The European Union is to step up controls on food imports from Japan in the wake of the nuclear accident at Fukushima – but stressed there was no evidence that consumers in the region were at risk from radiation-contaminated food.

Academic attacks government sustainable food freeze

By Ben Bouckley

The co-author of an influential new report on UK food policy has hit out at the coalition government for its inertia on sustainable food policy since it came to power in May 2010.