Premier Foods joins manufacturers’ calorie pledge
Premier Foods, Unilever and Nestlé were among some of the UK’s biggest food and drink manufacturers to throw their weight behind the government’s new Responsibility Deal calorie reduction pledge.
Archives for March 25, 2012
Perfection Foods to ‘quadruple’ jobs with Leicester site
Cake manufacturer Perfection Foods has confirmed that it is set to create hundreds of jobs at its new international distribution centre in Leicester in order to meet soaring export demands.
Greggs slams government over warm food tax
High street baker Greggs has hit out over the government’s decision to impose a tax on all warm foods after Chancellor George Osborne’s budget announcement led to £30M being wiped off the firm’s value.
Levi Roots' top tips to build a food brand
Be passionate, stay focused and write a tight business plan, was the advice on building a successful food brand from Dragons' Den entrepreneur Levi Roots, delivered at the Foodex 2012 event, near Birmingham on March 25.
Unite confirms Tulip Tranfood redundancy talks
Workers from meat processing firm Tulip’s Tranfoods site in Birkenhead will sit down with the firm’s management tomorrow in a bid to end the row over redundancy payments, according to Unite the union.