EU health claims process comes under fire
A lack of transparency behind the EU health claims approval process is stifling innovation and proving costly to businesses, the director of a global ingredients firm has claimed.
Archives for January 23, 2017
Chocolate and cocoa: top 2017 trends revealed
Indulgent, premium, healthy, and sustainable and clean, are the four leading trends driving growth in cocoa and chocolate, according a new report.
Plastic in chocolate Santa sparks recall
Plastic contamination has sparked a recall of chocolate Santas from confectionery manufacturer Thorntons.
2 Sisters owner confirms Fox’s Biscuits takeover bid
2 Sisters owner, Boparan Holdings, has received an offer for its Fox’s Biscuits business by a mystery bidder, it revealed last week (January 19).
Questions over 450 whisky jobs, says union
Plans to shut down a whisky bottling facility in Scotland – involving the relocation of up to 450 jobs – have been slammed by Unite the union.
PM’s industrial strategy ‘a landmark opportunity’
The long-awaited new industrial strategy, due to be unveiled by Prime Minister Theresa May today, is “a landmark opportunity” to plan business in post-Brexit Britain, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Greggs cuts at least 91 jobs in Wales
High street baker Greggs has revealed plans to cut between 91 and 120 jobs in a Welsh factory, the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) has said.
Industrial strategy an ‘important first step’: FDF
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the government’s industrial strategy, claiming it’s an “important first step” to help manufacturers manage the economic challenges they face.
Meat shelf-life gets EU project focus
A new EU-funded project into fresh meat and the relationship between quality, shelf-life and packaging is examining the impact that product history and handling – as much as packaging systems – can have on shelf-life.