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Archives for May 25, 2017
Food industry should ‘question chemical migration in packaging’
The assumptions on which key chemical migration modelling though packaging walls is based – specifically of aromatic compounds into aqueous foods – need to be reassessed urgently, according to a French research team.
Lomond buys food distribution business
Lomond – owner of bakery Cake – has acquired wholesale food distribution business Hall’s Direct, in a deal that will boost Lomond’s annual turnover to more than £30M.
Tate & Lyle gains from weak pound in 85% profit rise
Ingredients manufacturer Tate & Lyle reported an 85% rise in profit before tax in its full-year results, reflecting the weak value of sterling and an “excellent commercial and manufacturing performance”, it claimed.
Food manufacture ‘should trump agriculture’: Mondelēz boss
Government needs to focus greater attention on and provide more support for food and drink manufacture – the value added part of the supply chain – rather than agriculture, Professor Ian Noble, senior research and development director for confectionery...
Walkers apologises after Twitter campaign backfires
Walkers Crisps has apologised after its social media campaign, inviting people to send in selfies to appear in an interactive video, was hijacked by some Twitter users.
Kellogg and Nestlé announce snack reformulation
Kellogg has cut the amount of sugar in three of its cereal bars, as Nestlé announces plans to reformulate Milkybar white chocolate.
Dunbia and Dawn Meats agree joint venture
Meat processors Dunbia and Dawn Meats have entered into a joint venture, combining the UK operations of both organisations, it was revealed this week (May 24).
Greencore plans factory closure: 400 jobs at risk
Greencore has revealed plans to close its chilled desserts factory in Evercreech, Somerset, putting about 400 jobs at risk.
Marks & Spencer’s profits dip as food sales fall
Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) £312.4M fall in profits in the year ending April 1 2017 exceeded market expectations, according to market analysts, as like-for-like food sales for the retailer fell.
Chicken firms to pay £19,216 for equipment misuse
Two chicken processing businesses have been ordered to pay almost a combined £20,000 in damages and costs to bakery equipment maker Bakers Basco, for using its equipment without permission.
Packaging firm fined £500k for forklift accident
A drinks packaging firm has been ordered to pay more than £500,000, after a worker was injured in an accident involving a forklift truck.
Calcium can help solve obesity crisis
Increasing calcium in our diets could reduce the prevalence of obesity, by “mimicking the effect of bariatric [weight loss] surgery” and suppressing appetite, a dairy scientist has claimed.
Who's Who in Meat reveals top meat influencers
Curious to know who the most influential players in the meat industry are?