Inside food & drink manufacturing
Election 2017
A Labour government would guarantee the rights of all non-UK EU nationals currently living in the UK to stay after Brexit, the party’s shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer pledged yesterday (April 25).
Morrisons is “in much better shape” than it was last year, as it further exploits its manufacturing capacity, analysts say, ahead of its first-quarter results, due on May 4.
Nestlé UK plans to axe nearly 300 jobs and move production of its iconic Blue Riband brand to Poland, the manufacturer revealed yesterday (April 25).
Plans to build a 20,000-bird turkey farm and a separate application to boost barn egg production at a facility in north-east Wales are being considered by Wrexham Council this week (April 25).
Parliament’s decision to approve the sugary drinks tax has been greeted by both praise and condemnation.
Boosting British food and drink exports, worth £20bn last year, is the aim of a new five-point plan launched by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Ranjit Boparan plans to invest £5.1M in meat retailer Crawshaw, as part of a deal which will see 2 Sisters Food Group supply its stores with chicken.
The Scottish seafood sector is hoping to boost export sales at Seafood Expo Global, which starts this week (April 25) in Brussels, following last year’s “record high” food and drink exports.
Meat processor Doherty & Gray has signed a £350,000 contract with Tesco Northern Ireland to supply own-label burgers.