Overseas worker rules could stifle food manufacturing
Stricter visa requirements for overseas nationals – introduced last year – will threaten the global competitiveness of the UK's food industry by barring high-level employees, experts have warned.
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Diageo’s £1bn whisky plan to create ‘hundreds of jobs’
Drinks giant Diageo’s plan to invest £1bn in Scotch whisky production, designed “to seize the opportunity for global growth” will create 100s of jobs, according to the firm.
McCain to axe up to 40 jobs as pizza sales fall
Up to 40 jobs are under threat at the McCain food factory in Scarborough, as the firm shifts production from pizzas to ready-baked jacket potatoes.
Research needed on toxoplasmosis food safety threat
More research is needed to determine how big a role food plays in the transfer of the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis to humans in the UK, according to scientists.