Lidl invests £9M in living wage pledge
Discount retailer Lidl is to invest £9M in paying its 17,000-strong UK workforce the living wage – the nation’s first supermarket to achieve the landmark.
Archives for September 17, 2015
Food and drink firms to win big at Rugby World Cup
Food and drink manufacturers are set to win big during the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off tonight, from an estimated boom in sales.
Urgent action need on food portion sizes: charity
The government should update its advice on food portion sizes urgently, warns a leading charity, after researchers advised smaller food packages could help to cut Britain’s obesity crisis.
Buyouts, campylobacter and recalls tops week’s headlines
The £1.6M buyout Leatherhead Food Research by the Science Group leads our selection of the top headlines from the past week in food and drink manufacturing.
Morrisons ceo Potts invests £500,000 in shares
Morrisons ceo David Potts has invested £500,000 in the business, shortly after reaffirming the retailer’s commitment to food and drink manufacturing.
British Food Fortnight wins French chef support
British Food Fortnight – the annual celebration of food and drink which begins tomorrow – has enlisted big name backing, including French chef Raymond Blanc, to promote the nation’s finest produce.
Pubs to sell extra 25M pints during Rugby World Cup
The British beer and pub industry is expecting to sell an extra 25M pints during the Rugby World Cup, which begins tonight.
Gressingham responds to 'growing demand' for duck
One of the country's leading fresh meat brands, Gressingham Duck, is to launch two new 'roast in the bag' products. The whole duck and duck crown dishes have been developed to meet a growing demand in the duck market.