Archives for December 19, 2016

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Glass effects support craft alcohol growth

By Paul Gander

The latest bottles to join the busy beer category, in particular, demonstrate how special effects and new options with glass are allowing brand-owners in the growing craft alcohol segment to differentiate their products effectively.

Cake maker wins £250k after The Apprentice win

By Matt Atherton

Premium cake maker Alana Spencer earned a £250,000 investment for her Narnas cake manufacturing business from Lord Alan Sugar, after winning BBC’s The Apprentice 2016 last night (December 18).

2 Sisters’ biscuit factory in second blaze

By Gwen Ridler

Firefighters battled a second blaze at 2 Sisters’ Fox’s Biscuits factory in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire last week (December 15), less than two weeks after attending a fire at the premises.  

Tax relief is available to aid research into sugar reduction

By Noli Dinkovski

Companies that plan to reformulate their products in the run up to the sugar tax and voluntary reduction targets are likely to be eligible for tax relief on research and development (R&D) costs, a specialist in the field has advised.

Food manufacturers face huge labour crisis

By Noli Dinkovski

The food and drink industry is facing its worst labour shortage in over a decade, and some firms risk failing to fill vacancies in the peak demand period before Christmas, the head of a labour providers’ association has warned.

Food prices ‘must rise for our security’

By Rick Pendrous

Consumers will have to pay more for their food to enable British farmers to invest and ensure the future food security of the nation following the Brexit vote, leading food critic, writer, journalist and broadcaster Jay Rayner has claimed.

Bird flu found in 5,000 birds poses ‘no safety risk’

By Matt Atherton

Bird flu poses no food safety risk for consumers, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) insists, after avian flu (H5N8) was found in 5,000 turkeys at a farm near Louth, Lincolnshire on Friday (December 16).

Nestlé loses Kit Kat trademark case

By Gwen Ridler

Nestlé’s four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bars are no longer covered by EU trademark protection, after a European court ruled the bars were not distinct enough.