Jam manufacturer wins Scottish government award
A jam manufacturer has won the Scottish government’s first ever food and drink outstanding achievement award.
Archives for May 30, 2013
Rising number of Christian discrimination claims
Manufacturers need to be increasingly aware of putting their businesses at risk of accusations of religious discrimination when seeking to change employee terms and conditions, with a legal expert reporting a growing trend in the number of tribunal cases...
Small firms’ access to finance must be improved: manufacturers’ group
Small and medium-sized firms’ (SMEs’) access to funding must be improved, insists engineering employers’ organisation EFF, after its survey revealed businesses were relying on their own resources to finance growth.
More fruit and veg doesn’t make diet more sustainable
A healthy diet lower in meat and higher in fruit and vegetables is not necessarily more sustainable – and may lead to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), a new study has claimed.
Badger cull: RSCPA again accused of ‘bullying and hypocrisy’
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has again been accused of “bullying and hypocrisy”, after Freedom Food – its wholly owned subsidiary – wrote to farmers in the new badger cull areas, warning those who allowed the cull on...
Cranswick to benefit from global pig merger: City
UK meat firm Cranswick is likely to reap strategic benefit from the merger of China’s largest meat processor and pig producer, Shuanghui International, with the world’s largest pork processor North America’s Smithfield Foods, according to City analyst...