Ice cream maker in £700,000 deal to supply Sainsbury
Ice cream manufacturer Mackie’s of Scotland has secured a £700,000 deal with Sainsbury to supply it with honeycomb-flavoured ice cream.
Archives for May 21, 2017
Kinnerton Confectionery automates packaging checks
Kinnerton Confectionery, located at Fakenham in Norfolk and Sherburn in Elmet, West Yorkshire, has invested in automation to ensure compliance with its retail customers’ codes of practice.
EU food health claims helped by innovation strategy
EU health claim regulations for food are “complex but navigable”, and companies with long-term strategies around innovation in health have an advantage, a study has found.
Glass and metal contamination spark food recalls
Glass contamination has sparked the recall of packs of chicken tikka chunks, while a batch of mints was recalled for containing small pieces of metal.
Food sector must lobby harder over Brexit
The UK’s food and drink supply chain stakeholders have been advised to unite in making sure the industry’s interests take centre stage during the tough Brexit negotiations that will take place over the next two years.
300-job sugar beet plans welcomed by NFU
Proposals for a sugar beet processing facility that would create up to 300 jobs in North Yorkshire have been welcomed by the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Sustainable water supply ‘vital’ for food’s future
Improving flood resilience and securing a sustainable supply of water is vital for the future of the food and farming industry, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Pringles and Lucozade packaging criticised
Pringles tubes and Lucozade bottles are the “worst offenders” for recyclability, according to trade body the Recycling Association.
Shark skin tips for hygienic processing
Food and drink processors have been urged to engage with UK scientists working on new research, which promises to revolutionise food safety during manufacture and enable ‘disruptive’ new products to be developed.