Intersnack appoints Thain as general manager for Pom-Bear site
UK savoury snack manufacturer Intersnack has appointed Sam Thain as factory general manager for its Corby site, home of its Pom-Bear snack brand.
Archives for January 7, 2013
New Brakes business unit director for the west
Foodservice supplier, Brakes has appointed Mike Park as its new business unit director for the west region.
TV Apprentice whisks Tesco and Waitrose into his food business
BBC TV Apprentice finalist Nick Holzherr officially launched his ‘Whisk’ food app business today (January 7), which has integrated the online delivery systems of Tesco and Waitrose.
Framptons to create at least 30 new jobs in Somerset
Liquid food and drink processor and packager Framptons is to create at least 30 jobs at its site in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Celebrity chefs are blocking GM science, claims campaigner
Celebrity chefs and other leading opinion-formers are poisoning the debate about genetically modified (GM) food, claims environmentalist and author Mark Lynas.
New Morrisons role for Collard
Morrisons has appointed Nick Collard as its new group marketing and customer director.
Free online event separates food fact from fiction
Does the mainstream media's coverage of food science and technology make you fume? Do you long for more scientific sense in the ongoing debates about genetic modification (GM), nanotechnology, food irradiation, antimicrobial treatments and other topics -...
Morrisons ‘lost touch with core customers’: City
The UK’s fourth biggest supermarket Morrisons has “lost touch with its core customers”, claimed one leading city analyst, after the retailer reported total sales down by 0.5% over the six weeks to December 30 2012.
New Samworth Brothers site to create up to 700 jobs
Samworth Brothers’ is building a new food manufacturing facility that will create up to 700 jobs in Leicestershire.
Food manufacturers contribute to three-year M&A peak
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector last year helped to set a three-year record for the UK economy, according to information services company Experian.