MPs claim food policy fails to promote healthy eating
The government is failing to deliver food and farming policies that promote healthly eating or safeguard food supplies, warns an influential group of MPs.
Archives for May 13, 2012
Food firms help save 195,000t of waste from landfill
Food and drink manufacturers have helped to save an estimated 195,000t of waste from landfill and smashed a target set by the IGD think tank.
Scottish government sets minimum alcohol price
The Scottish government’s plans to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit will avoid 60 deaths in its first year of operation and 300 after 10 years, according to Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group.
Marks & Spencer targets recession-conscious shoppers
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is targeting the recession-conscious shopper by launching a budget range of everyday food products.
Stop wasting 360,000t of milk and save 100,000t of emissions
The UK pours 360,000t of milk down the drain each year, wasting the 100,000t of carbon dioxide produced by making it. Stopping this waste would be equivalent to taking 20,000 cars a year off the road, according to a study by Scottish scientists.
Napier Brown to create 20 jobs at sugar packaging unit
Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.
Premier Foods is ‘mission possible’: city analysts
The recovery of troubled food giant Premier Foods is ‘mission possible’, concludes city analyst Shore Capital after meeting the firm last week (Friday May 11).
2 Sisters’ RF Brookes to axe 193 jobs
Chilled food manufacturer RF Brookes – owned by the 2 Sisters Food Group – plans to cut 193 jobs at its factory in South Wigston, Leicestershire.
Vinnie Jones: football, movie star and milk promoter
Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea footballer, Vinnie Jones has become the latest addition to the list of celebrity milk promoters, which includes: Gordon Ramsay, Elle Macpherson, and Kelly Osbourne.