Nestlé commits to paying Living Wage
Business secretary Vince Cable praised Nestlé yesterday (June 30) as the first mainstream manufacturer to gain Living Wage accreditation, recognising its efforts to pay realistic living costs beyond minimum wage.
Archives for June 29, 2014
Coconut snowball tax melts away
VAT no longer applies to coconut covered snowballs made by Thomas Tunnock and Lees of Scotland because they are cakes, an Edinburgh tribunal has ruled in a long-running saga.
Food security report: DEFRA must take lead
Government must lead the genetically modified (GM) food debate and take a more co-ordinated approach to food security, with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) at the vanguard.
Food science and nutrition groups back obesity webinar
Three leading food science, technology and nutrition groups have joined forces to back Food Manufacture’s free, independent, one-hour obesity webinar to be staged on Thursday July 3 at 1100 GMT, in a bid to move the debate about obesity onto a firmer...
Morrisons’ bond deal offers shareholders hope – analyst
Morrisons’ ability to raise £300M through a favourable bond deal on Friday (June 27) was “a chink of light” for shareholders, according to Shore Capital analyst Clive Black.
Premier Foods completes Specialty Powders deal
Premier Foods’s joint venture with Specialty Powders to produce powdered foods and drinks under contract at its Knighton factory has been completed on schedule.
Discount retailers to get stronger, says IGD
Discounters such as Aldi and Lidl are set to double their sales in the next five years, accounting for £1 in every £9 spent by 2019, according to grocery think tank IGD.
Party foods firm wins £675k to create 15 jobs
Frank Dale Foods has secured £675,000 to fund the creation of 15 jobs and double its turnover to £7M in the next five years, according to chairman Nigel Cushion.
Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards
FMEA Personality of the Year - the nominees
The six candidates below have been shortlisted by the Food Manufacture Group editorial team for the Personality of the Year Award. Now it’s up to you. Who do you think has done most over the past year, either to raise the profile of the food and drink...
Mariani Europe md predicts massive sales in dried fruit
US dried fruit firm Mariani will double its European business to £10M next year, before reaching up to £500M pounds in eight years, according to the company’s European md Glenn Butler.
UK food poisoning cases exceed 1M
There are more than 1M cases of food poisoning in the UK – with campylobacter remaining the most common foodborne pathogen – according to new figures published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Ex-Eddie Stobart drivers stage demo at Tesco AGM
Tesco faced a demo by ex-distribution workers at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday June 27 over unfair dismissal claims.