Inside food & drink manufacturing
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The National Living Wage (NLW) – which comes into force in April – will place extra costs on many small food and farming businesses, already struggling to cope with other government changes being introduced at the same time, warned industry bosses at...
Budget cuts at the Food Standards Agency and local authorities mean change is afoot, reports Michelle Perrett.
Predictions about the risk of food poisoning from products contaminated with the spore-forming bacterium Clostridium botulinum (C.botulinum) will be more accurate, following research from the Norwich-based Institute of Food Research (IFR).
Retaining knowledgeable employees who are committed to the business is the key to any successful food manufacturing business, according to one food boss.
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Government plans to impose an employers' Apprenticeship Levy and scrap a key A-Level qualification have come under fire from food and drink industry leaders.