Archives for March 28, 2013

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Easter opportunity for food and drink firms: IGD

By Mike Stones

The Easter holiday – the second biggest period for food and drink sales after Christmas – will be a great opportunity for British food and drink firms to showcase their products – particularly with more shoppers wanting to buy British, according to the...

Hilton Food expects to benefit from horsemeat scandal

By Rick Pendrous

Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to £1bn.

Free horsemeat webinar to learn crisis lessons

By Mike Stones

The horsemeat crisis has rocked the UK food industry to its roots. It has wiped millions of pounds from the balance sheets of food manufacturers, retailers, foodservice companies and other businesses, while causing massive reputational damage. To help...