Real Good appointment for Jacques d’Unienville
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) has appointed Jacques d’Unienville as a non-executive director with immediate effect (October 15).
Archives for October 14, 2012
Cranswick begins £10M factory build to create 150 jobs
Meat firm Cranswick has begun the construction of a new £10M factory in Yorkshire that will create 150 jobs.
Cadbury wins Nestlé colour purple row but what next?
Cadbury has recently been successful in extending the trademark protection for its purple colour, despite spirited resistance by Nestlé, writes Christopher Pett, consultant at Dehns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys. But what are the implications of the...
Nestlé to cut sugar and salt in kids’ breakfast cereals
Food manufacturing giant Nestlé has pledged to cut the sugar and salt content of its children’s breakfast cereals in the UK and all other markets outside North America.
Eddie Stobart accuses union of ‘forcing Tesco drivers’ strike’
Unite the union has “forced drivers into proposed strike action” at a distribution hub in Doncaster, which serves Tesco, according to transport firm Eddie Stobart.
NFU campaigns for clearer food labels
Food manufacturers and retailers should use clearer labelling to specify country-of-origin and end consumer confusion, says the the National Farmers Union (NFU), which has launched a Flag It Facebook campaign to highlight its message.
Morrisons bids to boost sales by £100M with online retail
Morrisons has announced plans to launch its first online retail offering in a bid to raise millions of pounds in sales.
RSPCA accused of bullying over Freedom Foods badger row
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruetly to Animals (RSPCA) has been accused of ‘bullying and hypocrisy’ by the National Farmers Union (NFU), after it threatened to withdraw permission for farmers to use its valuable Freedom Foods label if they...
Cargill appoints Huet as head of cocoa
Philippe Huet has been appointed the new md for Cargill’s Cocoa business.