Over 800 jobs lost as 34 Budgens stores close
More than 800 jobs at a chain of 34 Budgens stores are to be lost, after its owner Food Retailer Operations Ltd (FROL) failed to find a buyer.
Archives for March 8, 2017
Meat factory blaze battled in Scotland
A blaze at a meat processing plant in Scotland has closed roads in the area, created traffic chaos for motorists and drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
Nestlé to cut 7,500t of sugar from confectionery
Nestlé UK and Ireland is planning a 10% cut in sugar across its range of confectionery products by 2018, including Kit Kat, Aero and Milkybar.
The Apprentice winner Alana hires brand ambassadors
Premium cake maker Ridiculously Rich by Alana, owned by The Apprentice 2017 winner Alana Spencer, is recruiting “an army of ambassadors” to sell its products at events across the country.
Penarth Bakery fined £10k for hygiene breaches
A Glamorgan bakery was fined more than £10,000 for 36 food hygiene offences, including placing unfit food on the market, failure to protect food from contamination and failing to control rodents.
Budget 2017
Budget requests: Boost export and R&D funding
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) urged Chancellor Philip Hammond to increase funding for food and drink exports and research and development (R&D), ahead of his first Budget today.
Groceries Code comes under scrutiny
The UK food supply chain is coming under scrutiny at two events examining transparency, competition and focusing on the roles of Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) and the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).
Chefs’ Choice Awards: meet the winners
The inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards last night in central London celebrated foodservice sector innovation. Meet the winners, highly-rated entries and the finalists.