Kraft Heinz ditches £115bn Unilever merger
Kraft Heinz has abandoned its “friendly” pursuit of a $143bn (£115bn) mega merger with Marmite maker Unilever.
Archives for February 20, 2017
Food polythene firm fined after agency worker injury
A polythene film manufacturer, which supplies the food and agricultural industries, has been fined £6,000 after an agency worker’s hand was trapped in machinery.
Mash Direct secures £1M Morrisons distribution deal
Mash direct has secured a £1M distribution deal with Morrisons, which will see five gluten-free products introduced to more than 380 stores nationwide.
Amazon launches 5,000-head recruitment drive
Amazon, the online retail giant, has revealed plans to recruit 5,000 more full-time workers, taking its total UK workforce to more than 24,000, and launched a new apprenticeship programme.
Fancy packs make better-for-you foods more appealing
Branding and pack graphics are helping to build positive consumer associations around better-for-you and free-from products, claims design agency Pearlfisher. New categories, such as non-alcoholic distilled drinks, now benefit from the same approach, it...
£2bn fund raises industry’s automation hopes
With the government pledging an additional investment of £2bn a year by 2020 for UK research and development – including a special fund for priority technologies, such as robotics – the food and drink sector will need to ensure that industrial...
Tesco’s organic sales climb 15%
Tesco’s total organic food sales increased 15% over the past year, the supermarket revealed, as organic fish and dairy products proved more popular with shoppers.