New Red Tractor boss is Jim Moseley
Red Tractor Assurance has appointed former Food and Drink Federation president and interim director general and Mizkan Euro md, Jim Moseley as its new chief executive.
Archives for May 4, 2017
Food makers ‘responsible’ for ‘illegal arsenic levels in baby food’
Food manufacturers must comply with legislation on the amount of toxic inorganic arsenic in their products, warns The Food Standards Agency (FSA), after a report claimed yesterday (May 4) that half of baby rice sold in the UK contained illegal amounts of...
Food science gets the big screen film treatment
Food science takes centre stage in a new documentary film, funded by the US-based Institute of Food Technology (IFT), which received its UK premiere in London on Tuesday (May 3).
2 Sisters grows supply chain after £27.5M investment
2 Sisters Food Group invested £27.5M in its south-west operations last year, growing the region’s supply chain by a third, it emerged this week.
Poultry culled after bird flu outbreak
Poultry have been culled after an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) was confirmed at a farm in Lancashire.
Food Manufacture – 90 and still going strong!
Food Manufacture celebrates its 90th anniversary this month, writes editor Rick Pendrous. The first issue of ‘The Journal of the Food Industry’ was published in May 1927 to provide practical advice to those working in the sector.
Webinar on sustainable snacks looks at hot trends
Food snacks made from sustainable ingredients will be the subject of the Food Manufacture Group’s latest free webinar, which will take place at 3pm on Thursday June 15.
Fraud costs food firms £12bn a year
The food and drink industry could be losing up to £12bn a year to fraud, according to a new report published this week.
Morrisons thanks food makers after sales rise
Morrisons reported a 3.4% rise in group like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, in its first-quarter trading update, as chief executive David Potts again thanked the supermarket’s team of food makers and retailers.
Dairy firm creates 70 jobs after £22M investment
North Wales dairy processor Tomlinson’s Dairies is creating 70 new jobs after securing £22M of funding to expand its cold storage facilities.
Greencore shares fall 7.5% after US customer deal
Greencore shares dropped about 7.5% in value within three hours last week (April 25), before rallying, after its largest customer, Tyson Foods, revealed a £2.5bn ($3.2bn) takeover of convenience foods manufacturer AdvancePierre Foods.
Danish Crown to keep Tulip’s 16 UK factories
Meat giant Danish Crown Group has vowed to retain the 16 UK sites of its subsidiary Tulip in the wake of the company’s declining sales and a major reorganisation.
Me and My Factory
Nim’s Fruit Crisps founder on life after Brexit
Promoting the British origin of food and drink products will pay off for manufacturers after Brexit, according to Nim’s Fruit Crisps founder and ceo Nimisha Raja.