Archives for July 12, 2015

← 2015

20% sugary drinks tax ‘ineffective’, says industry

By Nicholas Robinson

The food and drink industry has slammed the British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) calls for a tax on sugary drinks to fight the UK’s growing obesity crisis, claiming it would be ineffective.

Food and drink manufacturing Oscars: still time to win

By Michael Stones

There’s still time to win a shiny, new food and drink manufacturing Oscar look for your boardroom. Here’s your opportunity to join firms such as Premier Foods, Coca­Cola Enterprises and Finsbury Food Group by winning a Food Manufacture Excellence Award...

Lidl features in recent food safety recalls

By Michael Stones

Lidl UK features in our roundup of recent food safety recalls, after the discount retailer recalled its Italiamo Cream of Potato & Spinach Soup, after discovering, due to a packaging error, some packs contained minestrone soup.

Graze manufactures food for major supermarkets

By Nicholas Robinson

Graze, the online snack manufacturer, will launch into more than 1,200 major retailers across the UK in a bid to expand its £68M turnover business with its new Good to Go range.