Inside food & drink manufacturing
The food safety watchdog the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reassured consumers about the “very low risk”, after the first case of the bacteria MRSA was discovered in turkey and chickens on an East Anglian farm.
Britvic was hit by £9.6M in costs through its abortive merger with AG Barr, but has shrugged this off with strong annual results and is targeting greater efficiencies and cost savings.
Young shoppers aged under 35 – who are more likely to shop ethically and adventurously than their older relatives, while cooking from scratch – offer opportunities to food manufacturers and retailers, according to new research from grocery think-tank IGD.
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Weight management and an ageing population are two major global trends affecting product development and ingredient use in the dairy sector.
Zwanenberg Food UK has snapped up a controlling stake in Yorkshire meat producer Malton Foods, trading as Westlers Foods.
Food manufacturing excellence awards
Mash Direct has won the coveted title Most innovative small food or drink manufacturer of the year in the industry Oscars – Food Manufacture’s Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
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Major soft drinks companies are gearing up to launching products with half the calories of current versions, thanks to proprietary technologies just hitting the market from ingredients developer Cargill.
US retailers 7-Eleven and Starbucks will fuel Greencore’s transatlantic growth, predicts its chief financial officer Alan Williams.
Food manufacturing excellence awards
Hundreds of food and drink industry professionals gathered at the Park Lane Hilton, in London to celebrate the 13th annual Food manufacturing excellence awards, last week (November 21).