Whitehead retires as Seafish chairman
John Whitehead will retire as chairman of the board of industry support body Seafish when his contract expires at the end of December.
Archives for November 6, 2012
Iglo Foods Group crowned Food Manufacturing Company of the Year
Birds Eye brand owner Iglo Foods Group has scooped top honours in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEA) ‒ the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.
Border Biscuits wins Cakes and Biscuits Company of Year Award
Lanarkshire food manufacturer Border Biscuits has scooped a national food manufacturing award.
Probiotics aid recovery from cold
Probiotic supplementation in strawberry candy helped students recover more quickly from upper respiratory illnesses, including the common cold, according to a recent study to be published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
PepsiCo beats Welsh brewer in Bare Naked Beer row
Drinks giant PepsiCo has defeated a Welsh artisan brewer in a two-year legal battle over the name Bare Naked Beer.
European law forces closure of sausage factory and 144 job losses
ABP Foods has confirmed that production will end at its Glasgow frozen sausage factory Freshlink Foods in early 2013, with the loss of 144 jobs.
Nano-based technology to lengthen shelf-life
Nanotechnology and other novel technologies will be more widely adopted as ways of extending the shelf-life of food and drink products in the future.