Nichols may appeal against £8M legal hit
Nichols may appeal against paying £8M in damages – way beyond precautionary funds it had reserved to cover itself – after being sued by a company in Pakistan.
Archives for July 3, 2014
Norovirus risk from Chinese strawberries warning
Strawberries from China will be subject to stiffer checks for norovirus and hepatitis A at EU borders, following an alert about contaminated produce from the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
Asda announces 1,360 redundancies
Asda’s 1,360 redundancies will help it adapt to the intense changes faced by UK retailers, ceo Andy Clarke claims, and follows a similar announcement made by Morrisons last month to cut 2,600 jobs.
Dairy Crest seals infant formula deal
Dairy Crest’s confirmed strategic partnership with the infant formula company Fonterra yesterday (July 3), as well as an announced £20M investment in its Davidstow site to manufacture lactose-based prebiotics, is “good news” to analysts.
Nestlé invents cheap, quick to assemble factory
Nestlé has created a factory design that can be built in half the time of a more traditional one for about 50–60% of the cost.
Food safety register for industry professionals launched
A new food safety accreditation scheme to register food industry professionals has been launched by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST).
Logistics firm fined £12k for safety failings
Yusen Logistics has been fined £11,000 and ordered to pay £1,067 in costs for safety failings after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at its site on the Isle of Grain in Kent and suffered a broken thigh.
Warburtons’ offsets difficulties to secure growth
Sales of wraps, sandwich thins and gluten-free products have helped Warburtons offset “difficult” trading conditions to increase turnover and operating profit in the 52 weeks to September 28 2013.
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Give food science a chance: obesity webinar experts
Give food science a greater role in the debate about the roots and remedies of Britain’s obesity crisis, urged nutrition experts in their opening remarks at the Food Manufacture Group’s obesity webinar.