Raw material costs soar, but Dairy Crest nails savings
Raw material costs climbed by £40M for Dairy Crest in the past year, but the UK dairy firm achieved a strong double-digit profit increase and savings of £25M, ahead of expectations.
Archives for May 22, 2014
Vitamin D deficiency in UK unacceptable
Vitamin D deficiency in the UK is “not acceptable” and easily avoidable, five of Europe’s leading nutritional scientists have said, after national data suggested 23% of adults received less than their recommended daily intake.
FSA to launch free MyHACCP tool for small businesses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is about to launch a free online tool aimed at small food manufacturing businesses in the UK, to help guide them through the process of identifying food safety hazards and introducing appropriate production controls.
Own-label ready meals lack innovation, Bingham and Jones
Retailers need to be bolder with their own-label ready meals and stop relying on the basics, such as spaghetti Bolognese and lasagne, former food industry rivals Jonny Bingham and David Jones have said.