New ‘superberry’ launched
A new ‘superberry’ known as blue honeysuckle is set to be launched in the UK by ingredients supplier CPM.
Archives for August 4, 2015
Cognitive health wars
A rise in consumer demand for brain-boosting food and drink is sparking a debate between industry and health experts. Nicholas Robinson reports
Unilever food disposal rumours rise
Unilever’s relatively flat food business sales for the second quarter (Q2) of the year reported last month and increasing focus on high-end personal care products, will inevitably raise further speculation about its commitment to the sector and the...
Morrisons takes on new HR director
Morrisons, Britain’s second largest fresh food manufacturer and fourth largest retailer, has appointed Clare Grainger as its new group human resources (HR) director.
Calais crisis: Delays hit Scottish shellfish exports
Scottish companies that export live shellfish are struggling to cope as their delivery lorries remain caught in the middle of travel chaos at Channel ports.
Firms cut their costs by sharing trucks
Collaboration between food manufacturers that share distribution activities with competitors and others to reduce costs should be more widely publicised to help more firms adopt these practices, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged.
Meat company invests £30k in industrial kitchen
A Cornish meat company has invested £30,000 in a commercial kitchen – a move that has created about 10 jobs.
Tea sales fall as Brits lose taste for cuppa
Britons’ love affair with drinking tea could be a thing of the past as a new study finds that tea sales have fallen by 6% since 2010.
Milk protests: Farmers threaten to target processors
Militant farmers have warned that processors will be targeted next, as milk price protests sweep across the country.
Sainsbury ceo canvassed to stock Tags crisps
Former Seabrook Crisps boss John Tague has sent a letter directly to Sainsbury ceo Mike Coupe to persuade him to stock his Tags brand of crisps, following a £125,000 investment from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den stars.
Dried beef snack maker plans to invest after merger
Europe’s largest ambient beef snack manufacturer plans to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in equipment following a recent merger.
Truck driver blind spots will continue to kill cyclists
The Safer Lorry Scheme, which becomes effective in London from September and makes it mandatory for lorries to be fitted with a new mirror system to help reduce the growing number of accidents involving cyclists, has been labelled as a “fiasco” by a...
Food industry backs Cameron’s £7bn export promise
Prime minister David Cameron’s challenge to the food sector to grow UK food and drink exports by more than £7bn and his promise to provide protection for 200 British foods has been welcomed by industry leaders.
Kellogg suffers fall in sales and profit
Kellogg, the US cereals company, has suffered a fall in net sales and reported operating profit for the second quarter to July 4 2015.
Goat meat processors develop cabrito smoked bacon
A new smoked cabrito bacon product has been developed by a leading goat kid processor in Northern Ireland.