Tesco tight-lipped on plan to quit US business in £1bn write-down
Tesco has refused to confirm or deny recent reports that it is about to quit its loss-making US business Fresh & Easy, in a move that could cost the retail giant £1bn.
Archives for April 7, 2013
Seven stages of life aided by red meat intake
Red meat plays a vital role in human nutrition whatever stage of life you are at, a new study has confirmed.
Ready meal sales fall after horsegate scandal
Demand for ready meals in Britain is suffering the fallout from the horsemeat scandal, which has put consumers off buying processed meat products.
New £25M jam factory is step closer to creating 200 jobs
A jam manufacturer is planning to build a new £25M factory and create 200 jobs to meet increased demand for its miniature jars.
Findus appoints new chief financial officer
Frozen food firm Findus Group has appointed William Showalter as its chief financial officer.
Call for a tax on unsustainable food: Food Ethics Council
Taxes should be levied on “unsustainable foods” as well as those that are deemed to be unhealthy, claims the new executive director of the Food Ethics Council.
British farmers ‘face a perfect storm’: NFU boss
British farmers are facing “a perfect storm” of low cereal yields and high feed costs, which could affect food manufacturing, warns the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Ready meal processor to make 70 staff redundant
Derby-based ethnic food manufacturer S&A Foods plans to make up to 70 of its 500 staff redundant as it restructures its chilled ready meals business.
Moy Park pays £52,500 for chicken plant’s foul smell
Moy Park has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay Environment Agency costs of £42,500 for emitting foul smells from its poultry unit in Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire.
Bakery boss takes on Danish apprentices
The boss of a British bakery firm is taking on Danish and French apprentices because she claims there is little interest or support from colleges or government to devise schemes for British youngsters.