Blaze breaks out at Berryman
A blaze broke out at David Berryman’s Bedfordshire site over the weekend, severely damaging the production and warehouse facilities.
Archives for January 21, 2015
Burton’s Biscuits invests £5M in new production line
Burton’s Biscuit Company has invested £5M at its Blackpool factory to build a new production line, boosting capacity.
Morrisons’ new fish site to create 200 jobs
Morrisons will open a new fish manufacturing site in Grimsby by the end of the year, creating 200 jobs and doubling its capacity in a bid meet “growing demand” for fresh fish.
Business Leaders' Forum
Greencore ceo: profit collapse a top industry trend
A “catastrophic collapse” in retail profitability was one of five top food industry trends highlighted by Greencore ceo Patrick Coveney at Food Manufacture’s Business Leaders’ Forum on January 20.
Cross-party group to tackle supply chain bullying
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has assembled a cross-party group of members of parliament (MPs) to tackle supply chain bullying following criticism of the practices of 2 Sisters Food Group and Premier Foods.
Business Leaders’ Forum
Supermarket price wars in focus at business forum
The impact of the supermarket price war on food and drink manufacturers, politics and the prospect of a food tax all featured in Paul Wilkinson’s summary of 2014 at the Business Leaders’ Forum in central London.
Consumer interest in protein boosts sector
Consumer awareness of protein’s health credentials has given businesses the opportunity to expand into protein-enriched food and drink, new research has claimed.
Time is running out for setting effective MRLs
If the food industry does not act on the EU’s potential imposition of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for disinfectants soon, it will be too late, Chilled Food Association (CFA) director Kaarin Goodburn has warned.
Tyrrells crisp maker fined for partial finger loss
Crisp manufacturer Tyrrells has been ordered to pay £13,000 for safety failings after an employee lost part of a finger in an accident involving an industrial fryer.