Nichols hails sugar reduction in soft drinks
Nichols highlighted sugar reduction measures for its soft drinks as it posted strong annual sales, driven by balmy summer weather, innovation in brands such as Levi Roots and overseas success.
Archives for March 14, 2014
Food and drink firms warned over crowd funding
Food and drink businesses should use caution when considering crowd funding as a source of investment, according to food manufacturers.
Banks restricting SMEs’ growth despite retail contracts
Banks are restricting small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) by not offering the finance needed for growth – even if they have secured retail contracts, according food manufacturers.
Top healthy food trends: low sodium at forefront
Demand for healthy food and drink will increase, with low sodium options helping to drive new product development (NPD), according to Carlos Diaz, food director at Food Innovation Solutions (FIS).
Diageo’s new business boss to stand down
Andrew Morgan has announced his decision to stand down as president, new business at drinks giant Diageo on September 30 2014.
New president for ice cream trade body
Trade body the Ice Cream Alliance has appointed Angelo Susca as its new president.
Morrisons’ outlook ‘truly awful’: City analyst
Morrisons’ outlook statement, accompanying its full-year results posted yesterday (March 13), was “truly awful”, according to leading City analyst Panmure Gordon.
Producers urged to return to organic
Domestic producers must stop abandoning organic food or lose out to importers, as the category shows the first signs of UK growth in five years, the Soil Association has warned.
Obesity can be tackled by educating consumers, says nutritionist
Poor nutrition among UK consumers could be improved if they had a basic understanding of how their food worked, a leading public health nutritionist has insisted.
Microbreweries could save British ale, says brewery boss
Microbreweries could be the saviours of the British ale industry, the boss of the multimillion pound brewery Adnams has suggested.
Morrisons posts loss of £176M after ‘disappointing year’
Morrisons has reported a £176M loss in full-year results to February 2, compared with a previous profit of £879M, as the supermarket revealed plans to slash costs and lower prices in a bid to battle the discounters.
Aspall invests £4.3M and doubles capacity
Cider producer Aspall has pumped £4.3M into a new warehouse and packaging building to help double its capacity.