Archives for March 12, 2014

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Ocado ‘doesn’t deliver earnings’: City analyst

By Michael Stones

Online grocery business Ocado “doesn’t work” when measured by its ability to deliver earnings, City analyst Shore Capital has concluded, after the business delivered its interim business statement for the 12 weeks to February 23.

Warburtons wins permission for Burnley factory

By Rod Addy

Warburtons has secured planning permission to build a £20M factory in Burnley, Lancashire, dedicated to its sandwich alternatives lines, including Wraps and Sandwich Thins, plans for which it announced in January.

Big Video Debates on horsemeat and social media at Foodex

By Michael Stones

Learning the lessons of the horsemeat crisis and the latest updates on social media, plugging the skills gap and lean and green food and drink manufacturing are the subjects of four separate, free-to-attend, Big Video Debates at the Foodex event later...

Food and drink SMEs offered pitches to retailers

By Laurence Gibbons

Small and start-up food and drink firms have been offered the chance to pitch their businesses to retail buyers and potentially secure listings in their stores, as part of a new government-backed initiative.

Food suppliers could bust energy monopoly of ‘big six’

By Rick Pendrous

Britain’s food and drink manufacturers are missing out on potential new revenue streams now available through generating and selling low-carbon energy to retailers, alongside more traditional groceries, according to a leading environmental consultancy.

Food industry co-operation key benefit of apprenticeship week

By Michael Stones

Two key achievements of National Apprenticeship Week were to foster industry co-operation on the campaign to attract more youngsters and to focus the government’s attention on the sector, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).