Soft drinks tax: the three unanswered questions
Key questions are emerging about the effectiveness of the proposed soft drinks tax, following the statement by George Osborne in the budget last week.
Archives for March 21, 2016
Moy Park reveals £27.5M investment
Moy Park invested £27.5M in its manufacturing facilities in Dungannon, Craigavon and Ashbourne last year.
Finsbury Food Group to focus on acquisitions
Finsbury Food Group is to look at new acquisitions, after posting an 84% rise in interim pre-tax profits to £7.5M.
CHP finds favour in chilled operations
Manufacturers with a requirement to chill food should be looking at using combined heat and power (CHP) units to meet their needs now that the technology has improved and the economics are more favourable, a provider of ‘build, own and operate’ systems...
Fire forces evacuation of London food factory
A fire in a food factory in London’s Park Royal is under investigation, after forcing the evacuation of workers.
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Graze has global expansion snack plans
Graze, the online healthy snack provider that supplies directly to consumers, is set to launch its range of products in US supermarkets this summer following a similar roll-out in the UK last year.
Ice pigging reduces changeover waste
A novel hygienic ice pigging machine, expected to provide users with big savings on raw materials wasted during changeovers between piped products, has been launched for use in the food processing sector.
Renewable carton use is set to rise
Tetra Pak believes it will sell more than 100M ‘green’ cartons this year, with most of the demand coming from European countries.