Inside food & drink manufacturing
The latest trends in food and drink innovation will take centre stage at the Food Manufacture’s one-day conference in London on Thursday 17 March and there’s still time to benefit from the early-bird ticket rate of £361 plus VAT per person.
Kettle Chips maker Diamond Foods has bought a 26% stake in the innovative ‘healthy’ popcorn manufacturer Metcalfe’s Skinny.
Colourful egg entrepreneurs remain undeterred after Dragons’ Den investors refused to shell out cash to fund their business the Crackin’ Egg Co.
Sainsbury has reported sliding sales in the three months to January 9, with like-for-like sales down by 0.4%, despite a Christmas boost in customer transactions.
Business interruption (BI) remains the biggest threat facing companies in 2016, with cyber-attacks, geo-political instability and technology failure new potential drivers of losses, according to the latest findings from insurance company Allianz.
Shepton Mallet Cider Mill is to close with the loss of 127 jobs as its owner C&C Group moves production to Ireland.
Alongside the now-familiar call for a 20% tax on sugary soft drinks, the recent House of Commons Health Select Committee report on child obesity proposed other measures, including centrally-led reformulation in high-sugar food and drink.
Food manufacturers are now able to access a free online global database of more than 70,000 ingredients.
Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy, has been slammed by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for the “unsustainable price” it pays for its milk.