Morrisons restructuring leads the headlines
Restructuring at Morrisons leads our Good week, bad week video roundup of food industry news over the past seven days.
Archives for April 16, 2015
Morrisons to hire 5,000 staff and axe 700 HQ roles
Morrisons plans to recruit 5,000 new staff for in-store roles, while cutting more than 700 roles at its Bradford head office.
Fox’s Biscuits factory faces engineers’ strikes
Imminent engineers’ strikes at Fox’s Biscuits’ Batley factory, owned by 2 Sisters Food Group, in West Yorkshire, could disrupt production, trades union Unite has claimed.
Liberal Democrat manifesto to ‘finish the job’
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg launched his party’s manifesto on Wednesday (April 15) claiming that it built on a record of policies delivered in national government.
Top three barriers to women in manufacturing
A lack of knowledge about food industry careers, misconceptions about manufacturing and a dip in apprenticeships are the three barriers blocking women from starting careers in the food and drink manufacturing sector.