Unilever in 2,000 job cut plan, says City analyst
Unilever is to cut 2,000 jobs, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon, after attending the manufacturing giant’s annual investor day this week.
Archives for December 9, 2013
Outdoor pig rearing business goes into administration
One of the UK largest outdoor-reared pig producers, Dent Ltd has gone into administration.
‘Join up food and nutrition policy’
More joined up food and nutrition policy between government departments is urgently required, a former chief inspector of schools in England and top civil servant at the Department for Education and Skills, has warned.
‘Promotions fuel obesity and waste’
Supermarket promotions tempt shoppers to buy more food than they need, which helps to fuel both obesity and waste, delegates to Fengrain’s conference near Peterborough were told recently.
£45-50M investment plan for Müller Dairy
Müller Dairy is planning £45-50M worth of investment across its UK business and expects eventually to create up to 100 jobs at its Market Drayton site in Shropshire.
Haribo signs JPG engineering firm for new factory
Sweet manufacturer Haribo has booked Leeds-based engineering firm JPG to build its £92M confectionery plant at Castleford, West Yorkshire.
Human cheeses on offer in Dublin
Eleven ‘human cheeses’, created using bacteria extracted from the belly buttons, feet, mouths and tears of artists, writers and cheese makers, are on offer at a Dublin gallery.
Müller’s new butter plant ‘shows confidence in the UK’
Müller’s new £17M butter-making plant in Market Drayton, Shropshire, reveals the firm’s optimism and confidence in the UK, according to owner Theo Müller.
Animal welfare boss targets food manufacturers
Compassion in World Farming’s Dr Tracey Jones is taking a softly, softly approach to getting major food firms to improve animal welfare standards, reports Gary Scattergood
Bakery sector’s ‘sexy’ image helping to fill skills gap
Television programmes, such as the BBC’s Great British Bake Off, have made the bakery sector “sexy” and fuelled an interest from young people to start careers within the food and drink industry.