Mobile grocery sales are set to soar
Mobile phone commerce is set to surpass online sales via static devices, according to new research, leading retailers such as Sainsbury to invest heavily in better systems.
Archives for May 10, 2015
Outlook positive after Heinz Kendal factory sale
Prospects seem positive for workers at Heinz’s baby food factory in Kendal, Cumbria, which has been sold to Kendal Nutricare for an undisclosed sum.
Bright Blue Foods targets £100M in sales
Bright Blue Foods is targeting £100M in sales within four years as the cake business gears up for further growth after restructuring and investing £2M in its Shadsworth bakery in Blackburn.
Food prices ‘drive’ obesity epidemic
The price of vegetables has risen by a whopping 199% in the past 30 years in the UK while the cost of an ice cream has fallen by 50%, driving the UK’s obesity epidemic, a new report has claimed.
APS Group snaps up Wight Salads
APS Group’s acquisition of Wight Salads Limited (WSL) from Vitacress will enable it to become the UK’s largest grower and seller of British tomatoes, it has claimed.
Food firm to pay £205k for fatal electrocution
Fresh produce manufacturing company Natures Way Foods has been ordered to pay more than £205,403, after one of its workers suffered a fatal electrocution.
Baxters fined £6,000 for worker’s accident
Soups, sauces and spreads manufacturer Baxters has been fined £6,000, after one of its workers suffered serious injury when his hand was caught between a conveyor belt and roller.
Brakes’ Runcorn depot closure will affect 150 staff
The future of 150 Brakes Group employees remains uncertain after the UK foodservice giant confirmed plans to close its Runcorn depot earlier this month.
Allied Bakeries shrugs off Tesco dropping Kingsmill bread
Allied Bakeries (AB) won’t be stung by Tesco’s decision to drop the bakery giant’s flagship Kingsmill bread brand, Nick Law, AB’s operations director has claimed.
Food oils firm Phoenix Group boosts capacity
Food oils producer Phoenix Group has invested £120,000 in a new bottling line that will ultimately boost capacity at its filling facilities sevenfold.
Quitting EU is manufacturers’ ‘biggest threat’
Quitting the EU is “the biggest threat” facing manufacturers, warned the manufacturing organisation EEF, as business leaders and analysts highlighted the key importance of EU membership.