Food and drink manufacturing Oscars – meet the judges
As final preparations are made for the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing sector – here’s your opportunity to meet the judging panel.
Archives for November 13, 2013
Kingsmill lorry comes home to Primark – oophs!
A lorry operated by Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods (ABF) became unexpectedly reunited with another division of the food and clothing giant, after wedging itself under one of Primark’s shopfront canopies in Cambridge this week.
3663’s multi-million pound depot investment
Foodservice firm 3663 aims to invest millions of pounds in infrastructure, including four planned new depots in Wakefield; Hoddesdon; Bicester and Chepstow.
Top 10 food and beverage trends for 2014
Cutting waste and improving trust in food are the top two of 10 key food and drink industry trends that will dominate 2014, predicts Innova Market Insights.
AAK deal will double supply to Premier Foods
Premier Foods’ tie-up with AAK, the fats and oils supplier, will double AAK’s volume sales to the branded foods manufacturer and could strengthen collaboration on areas including shelf-life and fat reduction.
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Food safety conference captured in quotes
The effectiveness role of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in promoting food safety and detecting food fraud – such as the horsemeat crisis – plus the urgent need to tackle campylobacter food poisoning took centre stage at Food Manufacture’s Food Safety...
Sainsbury is number two supermarket as Tesco row continues
Sainsbury has overtaken Asda to become the UK’s second biggest supermarket, as the row with market leader Tesco – over its price comparison policy – continues.
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Industry needs more enforcers to tackle food fraud
The food industry needs more regulators, not more laws, to combat the next horsemeat-type food fraud, according to lawyer Dominic Watkins.