2 Sisters to restore Brookes Avana within two years
2 Sisters Food Group’s chilled food business Brookes Avana, acquired from Premier Foods last year, will be returned to profitability within two years, according to its new owners.
Archives for January 23, 2012
Happy Christmas for Finsbury Foods
Cake manufacturer Finsbury Foods has reported strong growth in its latest trading update despite weak consumer confidence in the sector, according to city analysts.
Monument Foods to open Sunderland bakery
Monument Foods expects to open a new Sunderland bakery “within the next few weeks”, its director Tracy Lyons told FoodManufacture.co.uk.
FSA to speak on Premier Foods botulism case
A statement on the Premier Foods botulism case is expected in the next eight days, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Sprouted seeds pose an unacceptable risk to health
Evidence is emerging that sprouted seeds could present an unacceptable risk to human health unless effective control measures such as irradiation can be used to make them safer.
Food firms back new £5bn public health plan
Food manufacturers have welcomed the government’s plans to hand local authorities new responsibility for public health, which will see more than £5bn handed out to curb issues such as obesity and binge drinking.
180 jobs at risk as Adams Foods closes Somerset factory
Adams Foods has confirmed the closure of its Wincanton cheese packing plant in Somerset, putting 180 jobs at risk.