Inside food & drink manufacturing
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore reported a 46.1% rise in group revenue to £1.01bn in its interim results, boosted by strong growth in its food-to-go offering, and the acquisition of US firm Peacock Foods.
FoodDrinkEurope, the European food and drink manufacturers association, has launched a call for action to help improve consumers’ diets and promote good health and nutrition at the European Business Summit yesterday (May 23).
Britvic has reported an 11.5% rise in sales to £756.3M in its first-half interim results, driven by a £3.5M boost in British carbonates sales.
Cranswick has posted a £228.8M rise in sales for the year ending March 31 2017, boosted by the acquisitions of Crown Chicken and Dunbia Ballymena last year.
Crisp manufacturer Fairfields Farm has won a £99,978 grant from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), to assist with continued expansion.
Fish processor Oban Fish Selling Co Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 for food hygiene offences, after inspectors found cigarette ends in food storage areas, and inadequate food safety management procedures.
The Co-op will become the only retailer to sell 100% British own-label frozen meat, after its commitment to source only British own-label fresh meat earlier this month.
Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson has been appointed president of charity GroceryAid, effective from July 1.
2 Sisters Food Group will invest £250,000 in its Christmas pudding manufacturer Matthew Walker, creating 45 new jobs at its Heanor, Derbyshire factory.