Dawn Farms agrees £724M contract with Subway
Cooked meat ingredients maker Dawn Farms has agreed a £724M (€850M) deal with the high-street sandwich franchise Subway, to supply 4,000 of its restaurants across 30 European countries.
Archives for February 3, 2017
Ludlow Nut Company in muesli Japanese trade deal
The Ludlow Nut Company has sealed a trade deal with Japanese wholesaler Minato Shokai Co, to boost its total export sales to about £48,000 a year.
Heineken pays £160k for river pollution
Drinks producer Heineken has been ordered to pay £160,000 for breaching environmental laws enforced by the Environment Agency (EA), after a pollution incident killed fish.
NFU boss unveils growth plans in run up to Brexit
Growing the membership of the National Farmers Union (NFU) tops the three-point to-do list of its director general Terry Jones.
Food students lured by £2,000 innovation prize
UK food science and technology students are being urged to take part in Ecotrophelia UK, a prestigious food development competition promoting innovation, creativity and sustainability to students pursuing a future career in the food sector, with the...
2 Sisters reveals two senior appointments
2 Sisters Food Group has made two senior appointments to its UK poultry team – an operations director and a commercial director – as it “continues on its UK transformation plan”.
Brexit White Paper response focuses on trade and labour
The government has been warned against relying solely on World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to ensure Britain’s export success after Brexit.
Fruit and vegetables shortage hits supermarkets
Retailers are rationing fruit and vegetables sold to consumers, after poor weather in Spain over Christmas continued to restrict UK supplies.
Cranswick’s Far East export sales continue rising
Meat processor Cranswick’s export sales continued to grow in the three months to December 31, it reported in its third-quarter trading update this week (February 2).
Deliveroo recruitment drive an ‘opportunity for manufacturers’
Food and drink manufacturers could see more routes to market through meal delivery service Deliveroo, following a recruitment drive at the firm’s London office.