Inside food & drink manufacturing
The acquisition of Argyll-based Loch Fyne Oysters by Scottish Seafood Investments (SSI) will bring significant new funding, which will allow the firm to crack fresh export markets, according to its new owners.
Kraft Foods has cut manufacturing waste by half across its global business over the past seven years.
Environment-friendly synthetic meat has moved a step closer with the publication of research detailing how Dutch scientists used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue.
Stockport-based food firm EHL Ingredients plans to invest £30,000 to upgrade production processes and distribution in a bid to grow turnover to £5M this year.
UK food and drink manufacturers will play a key role in contributing to the recovery of the UK economy, said agriculture minister Jim Paice.
Suppliers reporting abuses of power under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) might need “a witness protection programme”, according to business guru Digby Jones.
Macclesfield-based manufacturer of food tray-sealing machines Proseal has been fined £3,500 after an employee lost two fingers in a lathe.