Unilever results to suffer from cold spring
The cold spring and problems in emerging markets are likely to put a chill on Unilever’s second-quarter and half-year results, predicts City analyst Investec.
Archives for July 18, 2013
R&R Ice Cream to close Leeds factory
Europe’s biggest own-label ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream is to close its Leeds factory before the end of the year.
Responsibility Deal: kids’ products are ‘blind spot’
The food industry’s commitment to healthy reformulation has been challenged by campaigners and a leading academic as the government reveals updated progress on the Public Health Responsibility Deal.
Tesco apologises for ‘supermouse’ incident
The successful prosecution of Tesco for food safety violations at its Covent Garden Tesco Metro store has snowballed into a PR nightmare for the retailer in what has been dubbed the ‘supermouse’ incident.
Heatwave good for sunbathers, bad for potatoes: crisp boss
Britain’s current heatwave could add extra stress to UK potato producers that have already experienced a “very tough” year, according to the boss of one crisp firm.