food manufacturing excellence awards
Still time to enter the food manufacturing Oscars
There’s still time to enter the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs) – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.
Archives for July 24, 2014
Football star’s sauce business to repay lifesavers
Retired football star Fabrice Muamba has launched a range of Caribbean cooking sauces along with his wife Shauna to help raise money for the charity that saved his life when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in 2012.
Mushroom firm fined £14k after worker is crushed
Littleport Mushroom Farm has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £2,700 in costs for safety failings after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arm was caught in unguarded machinery at its site in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Overheard at Waitrose Facebook page goes viral
A new Facebook page – Overheard in Waitrose – allegedly reporting conversations overheard in the posh retailer has gone viral with more than 175,0000 ‘likes’ in its first four days.
Insects could be superfood – but don’t picture them
Edible insects could be the next superfood, capable of delivering tasty, healthy and sustainable food – just don’t show consumers photos of the bugs, according to a study of 2,000 Britons conducted by research group Canadean.
Hovis bakery to close with loss of 200 jobs
The Hovis bakery in Leicester is to close by next January with the loss of 204 jobs.
Irn Bru maker’s results are ‘highly reassuring’
Irn Bru maker AG Barr has posted a “highly reassuring” update on its trading during the six months to July 27, according to financial analyst N+1 Singer.
Hovis job cuts? ‘Same old story’ industry insider tells us
News of more than 200 job cuts at the Hovis bakery in Leicester should surprise no one, a key industry insider has told this website.