Bakkavor advertises for 40 soups and sauces staff
Ready meal specialist Bakkavor is recruiting for 40 new full-time roles at its soups and sauces factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
Archives for September 4, 2016
€50M of cocaine found at Coca-Cola plant
Almost 400kg of cocaine – with a reported street value of about €50M (£42M) – was found at a Coca-Cola factory in southern France on Friday (August 26).
Whitworths buys Carr’s Flour Mills for £36M
Food and engineering group Carr’s has sold its flour milling business, Carr’s Flour Mills, to Whitworths Holdings, for a £36M price tag.
Ice cream maker ruled to breach EU health claim
An ice cream maker has breached an EU health claim over statements made on its website in regard to sugar, calcium and vitamins.
Driver shortage will lead to grocery price rises, warns FSDF
Driver shortages will lead to the cost of food and drink rising unless action is taken to address the problem, warns Chris Sturman, chief executive of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF).
Chocolate and caramel top ice cream flavours
Chocolate and caramel are leading flavour innovation in the ice cream market – at the expense of vanilla – according to latest market figures.
Fowl smell? 2 Sisters chicken site on final warning
A 2 Sisters-owned chicken processing site in Perthshire has been served a final warning following ongoing complaints that it was emitting a bad smell throughout the local town.
Antibiotics in pigs next to be tackled
Antibiotic use in the pig sector looks set to become the next focus of attention nationally, following reductions achieved by the UK poultry sector.
PPMA Total Show 2016 preview
Automated test for metal detectors
To assist food manufacturers safeguard brand reputation and uphold product integrity and consumer confidence, Fortress will unveil the latest version of its Halo automatic metal detection test technology at this year’s show.
PPMA Total Show 2016 preview
Pouch coding system meets growth in demand
A pouch feeding and coding system that can personalise codes at twice the speed of its existing kit, will be unveilled by Rotech.
Tesco poultry split-pack reduces waste
Fresh food packaging manufacturer Linpac has teamed up with Tesco and chicken processor Cargill to launch a new split pack for poultry that addresses portion control and food waste concerns.
FTA warns of violence after Calais blockade
Today’s blockade of the main motorway into Calais has made drivers a sitting target, warned the Freight Transport Association (FTA), whose membership includes lorry drivers of food and drink manufacturers.
Kukd
In an article published on 1st September we wrongly reported that Kukd was being investigated for fraud. We are happy to make it clear that this is not the case and there is no allegation of fraud against Kukd.
Me and My Factory
Pork processor: collaboration has reduced audits
The director at a leading pork processor has claimed that industry-wide collaboration has enabled his company to reduce the meat sector’s audit burden following the horsemeat crisis.