Inside food & drink manufacturing
Furious exchanges have followed the Graf Mortgage Corporation’s failed bid to buy Vion’s Hall’s of Broxburn meat plant, West Lothian, with both parties accusing each other of providing misleading information.
The European food manufacturers’ 30th congress closed yesterday (October 19) amid “an overwhelming sense of optimism” with a manifesto for growth.
Distribution drivers for Tesco, now employed by Eddie Stobart, may take further industrial action, after voting today (October 19) to reject a revised employment offer from the transport firm.
Tesco distribution drivers employed by Eddie Stobart at its Doncaster hub are voting today (October19) on whether to accept a revised employment offer, after the drivers suspended industrial action earlier this week.
The historic Micklegate Bar entrance to York city centre has survived more than 800 years of sometimes bloody history and now, a close encounter with a Marks & Spencer lorry.
The Co-op has recalled a batch of its own-brand Truly Irresistible Whole Cherry Tomato and Chilli Pasta Sauce because of a manufacturing fault, which could have led to some of the jars containing pieces of glass.
Food manufacturers are missing out on sales worth millions of pounds by using the internet only to promote their brands and not for direct sales, according to speakers at the grocery think-tank IGD’s Trading in a Digital World conference.
The Scottish government has unveiled plans to give local food a £2.5M boost over three years by support initiatives that promote the country’s natural produce.