Sugar tax should be scrapped: Coca-Cola UK boss
The UK sugar levy should be scrapped, so that more can be done to help businesses cope with the transition to life after Brexit, according to Coca-Cola UK’s boss.
Archives for July 12, 2016
Burnley abattoir business bought out of administration
The assets of B Riley & Sons, the Burnley-based abattoir business that went into administration in January with the loss of 130 jobs, has been sold to Dale Valley Rossendale.
Soft drinks should be ‘drunk in moderation’: Coca-Cola boss
Full-sugar soft drinks variants like Coca-Cola ‘red’ should be drunk in moderation and complemented with exercise, the man responsible for running Europe’s largest soft drinks site has admitted.
Bakkavor slams union protest at Tesco headquarters
Chilled ready meals supplier Bakkavor has slammed the GMB union’s plans to protest at Tesco’s headquarters on Friday (July 15), over alleged changes to the pay and conditions of its workers.
Wyke boss slams ‘cheap prices’ after dairy closures
Wyke Farms’s md Richard Clothier has slammed “eye-wateringly cheap dairy prices”, after news that more than 1,000 UK dairy farms have closed since 2013.
Me and my factory
Coca-Cola site boss: ‘How I plan to lift efficiency’
Coca-Cola's Trevor Newman tells Noli Dinkovski he is intent on optimising efficiency at the huge Wakefield site.