Administrators wind up Millar Savoury Foods
Northern Irish supermarket supplier Millar Savoury Foods is being wound up after administrators failed to find a buyer.
Archives for August 7, 2011
Solar power solution to soaring energy bills
Suffolk veg packer and farming business Frederick Hiam is banking on significantly lower energy bills after installing a £1.5m solar power electricity generation system at its site near Brandon.
Don’t ‘single out’ sous vide botulism risk, says firm
Sous Vide Supreme has hit back after FoodManufacture.co.uk published an article in which a food safety expert warned that homemade sous vide food could cause botulism.
'Bloody good' results for acquisition-hungry Nichols
Soft drink firm Nichols is still on the acquisitions trail after revealing what one analyst hailed as "bloody good" interim results for the half year to June 30.
Seafish boss warns CFP reform implementation will be tough
Ambitious reforms of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will not come into force intact, while changes that are made will be difficult to implement, one expert has warned.
FSA launches leak enquiry as board member suspended
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating how a letter to its Scottish Food Advisory Committee (SFAC) chair and board member informing him of his suspension was leaked to the press.
Results find Devro in ‘sizzling form’, says City
Strong growth in global meat consumption and the opportunity to convert manufacturers from natural to collagen casings are two factors underpinning Devro’s strong interim results, said City analysts.