Sainsbury faces ‘tough times’: City analyst
Analysts warned tough times were ahead for Sainsbury as competitors Tesco and Morrisons beef up, after the supermarket posted it first quarter trading statement today (June 13).
Archives for June 12, 2012
Food and drink manufacturers braced for critical BBC TV obesity series
Food and drink manufacturers are bracing themselves for a new BBC2 TV series The Men Who Made Us Fat, which some fear will accuse the industry of causing the nation’s obesity crisis.
MPs tour Mars to ‘see inside food manufacturing’
Mars Chocolate UK in Slough – home of Mars, Snickers, Galaxy and Maltesers – hosted a visit by MPs and Peers yesterday (June 12) as part of ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ (SIM) initiative.
Mars urges action on cocoa to beat shortage
Urgent action was necessary to avoid the “bleak situation” of a serious global shortage of cocoa supplies within a decade, Fiona Dawson, president of Mars Chocolate UK, warned yesterday (June 12).
Food firms should do more to help unemployed: IGD
Food and drink manufacturers should do more to help young and unemployed people into work, said Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive IGD.
R&R Ice Cream recalls Chokablok ice cream
R&R Ice Cream has recalled three varieties of multipack Chokablok ice cream due to fears the products might contain broken lolly stick.
TV chef helps EU to turn the tide on fish discards
Celebrity TV chef turned environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has helped to persuade EU government ministers to end the controversial practice of dumping hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish at sea to avoid exceeding quotas.