Drug dealers target food industry
The food industry could be a target for criminals to traffic drugs, illegal goods and immigrants, according to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and logistics experts.
Archives for December 23, 2011
Christmas News-in-brief Roundup
The rising cost of Christmas, a boost for frozen meat sales and tough times for confectionery firm Thorntons all feature in our festive news-in-brief round up.
Tesco’s Christmas surge defies flat beer sales
The UK’s biggest off licence, Tesco, has sold a record 500,000 bottles of ale in the past two days, the largest amount it has ever sold just before Christmas, despite a recent Mintel report revealing a sharp decline in beer sales over the past five years.
Food firms confident of exports despite euro crisis
Food and drink manufacturers remain confident that their £8.5bn export trade to Europe will remain secure despite turmoil in European financial markets.