Inside food & drink manufacturing
Celebrity endorsements by TV chefs such as Jamie Oliver plus consumers’ perception of high-value and low-waste helped the UK frozen food sector grow by 5.2% to reach sales of £5.36bn last year, according to the British Frozen Foods Federation (BFFF).
Rocketing utility and stock holding costs have forced Heinz to take the radical step of temporarily halting production at its Kitt Green site in Wigan for four days this Easter.
Food and drink manufacturers are predicting that the London 2012 Olympics will give the industry a big boost – provided effective plans are put in place.
The government must adopt a more unified policy framework to improve the health of the nation and curb the growth in obesity, food policy experts have urged.
British embassies in emerging nations are to be enlisted in the battle to safeguard UK food and drink export markets and to win new ones.
After years of speculation, confectionery giant Nestlé has finally confirmed its intention to move its UK head quarters from Croydon, south London to a site near Gatwick airport by the end of this year.
Food and drink manufacturers should stengthen partnerhships throughout the supply chain, the chair of the Oxford Farming Conference told FoodManufacture.co.uk.