Milk Link and Arla in £2bn merger plan
Dairy co-operatives Milk Link and Arla group plan to merge to create a business with a turnover of more than £2bn, which processes over 3bn litres of milk a year.
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Greencore: US chilled foods market ‘worth billions’
Anglo Irish convenience food manufacturer Greencore sees “huge potential for expansion” in the US chilled food market, according to its chief financial officer Alan Williams.
Food manufacturers to double apprentice numbers
UK food and drink manufacturers are on course to double the number of apprenticeships in the industry by the end of this year, said the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
DEFRA minister Spelman urges action after Rio+20
Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has challenged governments, business and environmental groups around the world to reach a consensus on measures to ensure a more sustainable global food supply chain when world leaders meet at the Rio+20 Summit in a...
British Soft Drinks Association elects new president
David Saint is the newly-elected president of the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA).