Pukka Pies undergoes multi-million pound makeover
Hot pie brand Pukka Pies has announced its first-ever brand relaunch, supported by £8 million in marketing activity.
Archives for January 30, 2017
Training scheme to tackle logistics skills gap
Food and drink manufacturers are to benefit from fully-funded training and apprenticeships from the Freight Transport Association (FTA), to tackle shortages of skilled heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.
Business Leaders’ Forum
New food export markets ‘could take 10 years to develop’
New food and drink exports could take 10 years to develop, says agri-food consultancy Promar International, ahead of a trade mission to the US this week by a team from the Department for International Trade (DIT).
Lidl to donate 2M meals a year
Discount retailer Lidl is to donate up to 2M meals a year to people facing food poverty in the UK, as part of its plans to donate food surplus to local food charities.
Newport bakery closes with 161 job losses
A bakery in Newport is to close with the loss 161 of jobs after its owner said market conditions had meant the business was no longer viable.
Plastic contamination sparks Waitrose soup recall
Waitrose has been forced to recall batches of its own-label Hearty Minestrone Soup, after small pieces of plastic were discovered in them.
Weetabix invests £30M but warns of price rises
Weetabix will invest £30M in its Northamptonshire factories to expand its UK and international brands, the company’s chief executive revealed, but also warned of price rises as the pound’s value falls.
Irish firms ‘better prepared for Brexit’: Greencore
Irish businesses – including food and drink firms – are better prepared for Brexit than their UK counterparts, according to Greencore boss Patrick Coveney.
Morrisons acquires potato packaging plant
Morrisons has acquired a potato packaging business in Angus, Scotland, from producer Farmcare, as part of a supply agreement.
Poundland fined £134k for mice infestation
Discount retailer Poundland has been fined more than £130,000 for food safety offences, after mice were found at two of its Birmingham stores.