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Archives for July 10, 2014
Adams Foods responds to customer demand for innovation
Adams Foods has pumped £3M into a new customer innovation centre in response to customer demand for innovation in hard cheese, the company’s marketing director Alastair Jackson has said.
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Energy scheme offers huge savings potential
Food and drink manufacturers will be able to make huge savings through the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), which was implemented last month, according to industry specialists.
Food packaging firm gets £33k bill for severed finger
A food packaging firm has been ordered to pay more than £33,000 after one of its workers suffered a severed finger and other hand injuries while trying to unblock a poorly guarded machine.
2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries sale offers staff hope
The sale of 2 Sisters’ Avana Bakeries site has offered hope to workers who faced losing their jobs because of its previously announced closure, although concerns remain about its future.
Unilever Slim-Fast sale: no UK supply hit
Unilever’s sale of Slim-Fast to US investment group Kainos Capital will not hit UK supply of the brand, according to the company.
Neuroscience could boost food sales
Food businesses need to tap into neuroscience and understand how consumers make fast and unconscious decisions, if they are to improve their sales, says a marketing expert.
Princes completes £40M Bradford redevelopment
Princes food and drink group has completed a £40M redevelopment project at its Bradford-based soft drinks factory to increase capacity and improve its production capabilities, after work began in Autumn 2012.
Tesco poaches finance boss from Marks & Spencer
Tesco has appointed Marks & Spencer (M&S) chief financial officer (cfo) Alan Stewart to the same position, filling the role left void by Laurie McIlwee in April 2014.
Retailers help boost UK job market
There were more jobs gained than lost in the UK food and drink sector – taking into consideration manufacturing, distribution, packaging and retail – over the last six months, FoodManufacture.co.uk can exclusively reveal.
Sugar prices to blame for ABF's poor sugar revenues
Associated British Foods (ABF) has blamed lower sugar prices and weak EU sales volumes for its poor sugar revenues in an interim management statement today (July 10).
Nanotechnology benefits: public needs reassurance
Nanotechnology offers great potential for use in the food and drink supply chain, but the public’s food safety concerns still need to be overcome, according to the head of the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA).
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Report supermarket abuse, urges grocery adjudicator
In as many weeks, two polls have sent me a strong message that I still have a big job to raise awareness of what I can do for groceries suppliers and build their confidence so that they give me the information I need to act.