Inside food & drink manufacturing
Health and safety fines in food manufacturing could soon reach more than £10M for a single offence, after a “seismic shift” in the size of penalties since the beginning of last year, according to DWF partner Dominic Watkins.
Election exclusive
Our food is an emotive subjective for the British, our drink even more so, writes Susan Kramer, Liberal Democrat shadow business secretary. If you want to evoke that feeling of ‘being home’ in a Brit, talk to them about beer, tea, or roast dinners.
Premier Foods reported a 9.3% drop in underlying profit to £117M in its full-year trading update, as the business vowed to focus on cost efficiency and revenue growth.
Election 2017
The Labour Party’s manifesto for June’s general election has been broadly welcomed by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), while other industry responses were more mixed.
VITAFOODS EUROPE
Food manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly targeting emerging markets as an export opportunity, a survey of visitors and exhibitors at last week’s Vitafoods Europe show has revealed.
Consumers in the UK worry less about food safety than the rest of Europe, according to a new report on glass packaging for food and drink.
Three-month average pay settlements in the manufacturing sector have risen above 2% for the first time since November 2015, according to a survey by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, following a surge in inflation.
Dairy co-operative Arla Foods has opened a new global innovation centre in Denmark.
Meat processor Moy Park reported a 6.6% rise in revenue to £370.4M in first-quarter trading, boosted by fresh poultry sales.
The confidence of UK food and drink manufacture is under the spotlight in this year’s Food Manufacture Group state-of-the-industry survey.
Meat processor Finnebrogue Artisan has secured a £2M deal with Asda to supply the supermarket with premium own-label sausages.
Dame Fiona Kendrick will stand down as ceo of Nestlé UK & Ireland, and will be replaced by current president and ceo of Nestlé Waters Italy Stefano Agostini, the manufacturer revealed yesterday (May 16).
Dried fruit, nut and seed supplier Whitworths has completed a merger with Turkish dried fruit and nut wholesale exporter Anatolia.
The EU is to provide scientific advice on the daily intake of added sugar in food by 2020.
Mounting pressure from health groups hasn’t deterred consumer desire for ‘feelgood’ foods.
Potted beef and spreads producer Binghams has secured further listings with Tesco.