Inside food & drink manufacturing
The volume of kosher certified products in Europe continues to grow but will probably never match North American levels, according to UK certification body, the Kashrut Division of the London Beth Din (KLBD).
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has joined the opposition to calls for a fat tax to curb the UK’s growing obesity crisis.
Arla Foods has launched a range of Indian dairy products following a three-year research and development programme, involving investment of £1.5m.
Uncertainty surrounds the jobs of 230 workers at Omagh Meats in Northern Ireland following industrial action at the plant, warns Unite the union.
Fish processing business Superior Seafoods has closed with the loss of about 60 jobs, according to the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association.
Unite the union says that British Sugar is likely to see its first strikes in 30 years from early October.