Inside food & drink manufacturing
Tesco plans to boost its social media presence by hiring Jude Brooks to lead its social media operations, in the week a new report suggested half of food businesses failed to operate an effective policy.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is in danger of “overkill” with its approach to Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations (NHCR), with the process fundamentally undermined by its refusal to tell food firms how it defines ‘health’.
Tesco has been fined £115,000 for illegally employing foreign students at its Tesco.com warehouse in Croydon, South London.
The UK risks becoming a “food museum” if it fails to adopt new technologies such as genetically modified (GM) foods, the president of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned.
Rival soft drinks firms Britvic and AG Barr have finally agreed a merger to create a £1.5bn business, which will trade under the name Barr Britvic Soft Drinks.
Growth in own-label food has helped Sainsbury achieve a 2.5% rise in profits to £405M in the six months to September 29.
A successful plan to boost recycling rates during the London Olympic Games helped Coca-Cola Enterprises to win a top trophy in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.