Food manufacturing boss repays £1.7M bonus
A former boss of Kettle Chips maker Diamond Foods has pledged to repay two years’ bonuses and resigned his position after a financial scandal engulfed the business earlier this year.
Archives for November 23, 2012
Food manufacturing park secures £1.67M funding
Plans to double the size of a business park devoted to food manufacturing have moved closer to reality after Nottingham City Council earmarked £1.67M to part-fund the project.
Food science group launches student career events
Whetting the appetite of a new generation of food science and technology students for a career in food and drink manufacturing was the aim of the first of a series of events staged yesterday (November 22) at Leatherhead Food Research (LFR).
Russia finally says ‘Da’ to British beef and lamb
British beef and lamb will return to Russian dinner plates after authorities there finally said yes to exports after agreeing to lift their 16-year ban.
Premier Foods job cuts and Vion food business sale ‒ in quotes
This week Premier Foods announced plans to axe 900 jobs and to close two bakeries, while Dutch meat group Vion revealed the sale of its UK food businesses ‒ raising doubts about the future of 13,000 employees. Here, we capture a flavour of the debate...