Labour government would regulate food industry
Tough new rules regulating food manufacturers’ use of fat, sugar and salt – initially in children’s food – will be introduced if Labour wins the next general election.
Archives for January 20, 2014
New gout research indicates nation’s health: nutritionist
Food manufacturers, retailers and consumers are walking “blindly” into an obesity epidemic, independent nutritionist Dr Carrie Ruxton has said following a report outlining the UK’s soaring gout problem.
Supermarket Christmas sales ‘hit by triple whammy’
Supermarkets’ Christmas sales were hit by a triple whammy – leading to the lowest sales growth for at least seven years – while discounters Lidl and Aldi boosted their takings, according to market research company Nielsen.
‘We exaggerated obesity crisis’: pressure group
Influential lobby group the National Obesity Forum (NOF) has admitted exaggerating the severity of the UK’s national obesity crisis and relying on anecdotal evidence, rather than scientific research, in its State of the Nation’s Waistline report...
CAP deal will disadvantage the UK's farmers and food industry: NFU
The latest Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) deal is “a political fudge” that will make Britain’s farmers industry less competitive and disadvantage the whole food industry, warns the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ centre to attract industry recruits
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) latest education centre will attract young people into the food and drink manufacturing industry and play its part in helping to train around 20,000 people a year that pass through the centres in total when it opens in Milton...
Former United Biscuits boss takes charge of Tangerine
Tangerine Confectionery has appointed Benoit Testard as its new ceo in a bid to drive the next phase of its growth.
Illegal pesticides pose serious risk to food businesses
A campaign was launched last Friday (January 17) to raise awareness about the risks posed by illegal pesticides sold to farmers in the EU, often by organised criminal gangs from eastern Europe that pass off imports from China masquerading as products...
Beverage and powdered foods firm targets 100+ jobs
Aimia Foods aims to grow sales by almost 50% and staff numbers by a third within five years, as it invests millions of pounds in production, according to md Rob Unsworth.
Job market stays positive despite UK cuts
There were more jobs gained than threatened in food and drink manufacturing in the last six months, continuing the trend for a positive outlook for the jobs market in the sector exclusively revealed by Foodmanufacture.co.uk in July.
Ardo UK pumps £4M into cold store
Ardo UK has embarked on a £4M project to expand the frozen food firm’s cold store at Charing in Kent.
SOFHT appoints new technical director
Dr Karen Middleton-Gell has been appointed as technical director of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT).