200 jobs saved at Cornish pasty firm
A last minute cash injection has saved 200 jobs and 35 shops at West Cornwall Pasty Company after it hit hard times and called in the administrators.
Archives for April 15, 2014
Bakkavor and Greencore rivals join forces
Former food industry rivals Jonny Bingham and David Jones have joined forces to form Bingham & Jones, a firm advising major manufacturers and retailers on product development.
Morrisons criticised for YouTube alcohol advert
Morrisons has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after its video advertisement, broadcast during a series of children’s nursery rhymes on YouTube, featured images of spirit bottles with the voice-over “These litre bottles of...
Tough market threatens 150 Kerry Foods jobs at Poole
Rising raw material costs have endangered 150 jobs at Kerry Foods’ savouries and pies factory at Poole, Dorset, in what trades union Unite calls “a major blow” for the area.
Euro Foods packaging acquisition could lead to 200 jobs
Euro Foods’ acquisition of Welsh packaging firm Brown Bear Food is the first step to the frozen and fresh food firm’s aim of creating 200 jobs at the Cwmbran site, it claims.
Tesco profit falls 6% after ‘challenges in UK and Europe’
Tesco has posted operating profit down by 6% to £3.3bn and like-for-like sales down by 1.4% in full year results to February 22, due to “challenges in the UK and Europe”.
Manufacture foods to showcase quality: NFU
Farmers stepping into food manufacturing to supplement their incomes should use the opportunity to showcase the qualities of the rural sector, such as better food security and freshness, the National Farmers Union (NFU) president has said.
Burton’s Biscuit Company invests £14.75M in snack tech
Burton’s Biscuit Company, maker of brands such as Maryland Cookies and Jammie Dodgers, has announced a £14.75M investment in its manufacturing operation to support business growth.
Progress on sustainable palm oil unfairly criticised
UK food manufacturers are still being unfairly criticised for using palm oil, despite the work they have done to source it sustainably, according to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) director of a global food oil business.
Food science under spotlight at IFST jubilee conference
Mapping the future of food science is the aim of the Institute of Food Science & Technology’s (IFST’s) jubilee conference next month, according to its chief executive Jon Poole.