Worker burns face in ‘powder explosion’ at factory
A worker was taken to hospital with facial burns after a suspected powder explosion at a food factory this morning.
Archives for August 13, 2015
Call for manufacturers to fight consumer waste
Manufacturers can help consumers to prevent food waste by designing meals differently and getting over sustainability messages, an expert argues.
Findus UK frozen out of Nomad Foods deal
Nomad Foods is to buy the European businesses of Findus Group for £500M, in a deal that excludes Findus’s UK operations.
Morrisons to pay dairy farmers more for new cheddar cheese brand
Morrisons has responded to pressure and extended its support for beleaguered dairy farmers by announcing today (August 14) that it would be launching a premium ‘Milk for Farmers’ cheddar cheese brand.
Welsh food centres team up to support £7bn plan
Wales’s three food centres are to collaborate to support the Welsh government’s Food and Drink Action Plan to grow the sector by 30% to £7bn by the year 2020.
Healthy ready meals founder fights scepticism
The founder of a healthy ready meal start-up has spoken of her fight against scepticism from some sectors of the food manufacturing industry.
Asda to increase price it pays for milk to 28p a litre
Following price protests by farmers, Asda has announced that it will raise the price it pays its milk supplier, Arla, to 28p a litre, while keeping the retail price at the current level.
Bakkavor sees international sales boost
Bakkavor has boosted turnover and profits for the half-year to June 27, with its international business making up for a decline in UK sales in the second quarter.
Brace’s Bakery’s new ceo refreshes board
Brace’s Bakery’s recently appointed ceo Scott Richardson has begun refreshing its board of directors with three new appointments.
Moy Park’s pre-tax profits plunge 30%
Poultry processor Moy Park has posted a 30% drop in pre-tax profit, ahead of its sale to Brazilian meat processing giant JBS.
450 jobs saved at Young’s after £1.35M investment
Young’s will create more than 200 jobs after securing £1.35M of investment, following a recent announcement to ditch more than 900 jobs when it lost a major contract to supply Sainsbury in June.
Amazon Fresh UK launch: the flaws
Amazon’s plan to dominate fresh food delivery in the UK could be flawed if it follows its US model too closely, a leading food chain consultant has warned.
Dip in students taking food technology as government plans to scrap A level
The number of young people studying food technology at A level has fallen amid controversy over government plans to ditch the qualification.
BRC Global Standards update will cut multiple audits
Food manufacturers should be able to reduce the number of multiple retail food hygiene audits they are subjected to, with the updated British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards Directory published yesterday (August 13).