Promoting flexitarianism is misleading - dietician
A leading dietician has rubbished claims backing consumers ditching meat from their diets for health and environmental reasons and becoming flexitarians.
Archives for July 31, 2014
Sime Darby could take over New Britain Palm Oil
A major stake in New Britain Palm Oil, which supplies UK manufacturers, is being targeted by Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, part of the consortium that acquired Battersea Power Station.
As if by magic: colour-changing ice cream
A Spanish physicist has invented an ice cream that changes colour as it is licked.
Grocontinental’s £11M investment creates 15 jobs
Food storage and distribution firm Grocontinental has invested £11M in a new warehouse and an overhaul of its fleet, creating 15 jobs.
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First post-quota congress to be held in the UK
Dairy bosses will tackle the industry’s future, after European milk quotas are abolished, at a ground-breaking UK Dairy Congress next year, Dr Judith Bryans, Dairy UK’s ceo, has exclusively revealed.
Former Tesco drivers keep up demos at depots
Former Tesco drivers are staging further demos at the retailer’s distribution centres in a long-running row over job cuts after they transferred to Eddie Stobart Limited and were then dismissed.
Food industry fails to share 800M surplus meals
Poverty-stricken consumers are being denied 400,000t of surplus food and the food industry could help solve this problem, according to food redistribution charity FareShare.
Salty food accusations: food industry responds
Restaurants and retailers have hit back at Consensus Action on Salt & Health’s (CASH’s) name and shame campaign attacking the salt content of salads, targeting firms including Morrisons and Nando’s.
Dairy Crest sells ingredients firm for £1.2M
Dairy Crest has sold ingredients firm FoodTec UK to Adams Foods Ingredients (AFI) for £1.2M.
Devro confirms job cut plans
Devro is cutting 130 jobs at two factories in Scotland, the sausage casing manufacturer confirmed in its interim results.
Brewery denies responsibility for Facebook sex ad
A brewery boss has complained to this website his firm’s reputation had been unfairly tarnished by a Facebook advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for foul language, sexual references and drunkenness.
Two haulage firms get £278k bill for ‘horrific injury’
Two haulage firms have been ordered to pay a total of nearly £278,000 for safety failings, which left a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver paralysed from the chest down.
Drug link would increase fruit and veg consumption
Millions of pounds could be made if the benefits of fruit and vegetables were marketed more like pharmaceutical drugs, one of the country’s leading dieticians has claimed in response to a new study.
Meat industry to benefit from research project
A new research project could help protect the meat industry against the threat of climate change and food in security, according to the University of Edinburgh.
Food firms should target festivals for new business
Food and drink firms should target UK music festivals to engage with thousands of potential new consumers, according to the boss of Genius Foods.
'Anti-competitive' behaviour hits Real Good Food Co
Anti-competitive behaviour from Associated British Foods (ABF) has stunted The Real Good Food Company’s (RGFC’s) final year sales, its chairman has claimed.
Food manufacturing Oscars: little time left to win one
Time is running out to win a Food Manufacturing Excellence Award (FMEA) – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.
Harrogate Water Brands boosts jobs
Nearly 30 new jobs will be created at Harrogate Water Brands, following the opening of a new £6M bottling line.