R&R Ice Cream's turnover surges towards €1bn
R&R Ice Cream boosted its annual turnover to just shy of €1bn for the year to December 31, 2015, at €992M compared with €838M the previous year.
Archives for March 7, 2016
Moy Park invests £4M at Northern Ireland plant
Moy Park has announced a £4M investment in upgrading equipment for processing its ready to eat cooked chicken lines at its site in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
Ready meals deal leads to 100 job cuts
More than 100 jobs will be lost in Manchester, after ready meals manufacturer Malton Foods bought the ambient pots, pouches and canned pudding business of Simpson Ready Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Yorkshire Food Enterprise Zone: work begins
Development work has started in Yorkshire at one of the six Food Enterprise Zones designated by the government just under a year ago.
Morrisons faces legal action from 5k staff
Morrisons staff wishing to join more than 5,000 of their colleagues in a claim for damages against the company must act now a lawyer has warned.
Premier Foods praised for ‘across the board’ progress
Premier Foods is making “demonstrable progress in self-improvement across the board”, according to analysts who met the company last month following a recent trading update.
Food crime raids jump 10% amid budget cut fears
A crackdown on food and drink crime by local councils has seen raids rise by 10% over the past three years, but fears remain that budget cuts compromise safety and authenticity, warns commercial law firm EMW.
Arla to close Essex dairy, threatening 200 jobs
Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, plans to close the fresh milk processing production facility at its Hatfield Peverel dairy in Essex, with the loss, or relocation, of up to 200 jobs.