Morrisons’ boss David Potts seeks Sir Ken’s advice
Morrisons’ ceo David Potts has enlisted the help of the store’s former boss Sir Ken Morrison in his bid to revive the fortunes of the beleaguered retailer.
Archives for May 17, 2015
Weak euro threatens food’s export boom
Food industry exports could be hit by challenging exchange rates, calling the sector’s recent growth into question, figures show as one of Britain’s biggest manufacturers urges the UK to leave the EU.
Scottish food industry to get £70M
Scotland’s food industry will get £70M as part of the new Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014–2020, which is expected to receive formal EU approval shortly.
Metcalfe’s Skinny and Itsu to form separate firms
Metcalfe’s Food Company aims to split in half, forming separate businesses for its Metcalfe’s Skinny popcorn and Asian food-to-go brand Itsu Grocery to enable greater focus on each.
Cranswick reaches £1bn turnover following £21M investment
Cranswick has exceeded £1bn in sales for the first time, boosted by a 23% rise in non-EU exports and a £21M investment in its facilities, according to the pork giant’s preliminary results.
Campylobacter threatens a third of population
Campylobacter could infect a third of the UK population at some stage during their lifetime, according to figures just released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Job threat as Mariner Foods enters administration
Jobs are threatened at Mariner Foods after the seafood business entered administration on May 5, having been set up just three years ago.
Thorntons boss to stand down
Thorntons ceo Jonathan Hart will stand down from his role at the end of the chocolate manufacturer’s financial year on June 27 2015.
Transport firm fined £80k after worker’s fatal accident
An animal feed firm has been fined £80,000 for safety failings after one of its workers died when he was buried under up to 10t of wheat being unloaded from a lorry – the second such prosecution in the past month.
Self-diagnosed intolerance may harm clinical allergy sufferers
The explosive growth in people “self-diagnosed” as suffering from food intolerances and those avoiding certain nutrients, such as gluten and dairy, for lifestyle reasons could be harmful, the head of the Anaphylaxis Campaign, which represents those with...
Tulip broadens apprenticeship programme
Tulip is widening its apprenticeship programme to include butchers, engineers and technical specialists, totalling another 44 people.