One-third of foreign workers plan to leave UK
One-third of foreign workers are considering leaving the UK, with highly-skilled EU workers the most likely to leave, revealed a survey from financial consultancy Deloitte.
Archives for June 27, 2017
Tesco ‘1,200 job cuts’: suppliers face price rise battle
Tesco’s suppliers face resistance to price increases and higher demand for new product development at no further cost, after the supermarket revealed it was cutting a reported 1,200 head office jobs.
Warburtons factory closure puts 218 jobs at risk
Warburtons is to close its Giles Foods bakery in Milton Keynes, putting 218 jobs at risk.
Addo Food Group seeks foodservice opportunities
Addo Food Group, the savoury pastry producer, is expanding into foodservice.
European Oat Millers acquired by Canadian firm
Food ingredients maker European Oat Millers has been acquired by Canadian agri-business Richardson International, for an undisclosed sum.
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Antibiotic use cut 71% by halting blanket treatment
The UK poultry sector cut its antibiotics use by 71% between 2012 and 2016, by stopping farmers from using antibiotics in a ‘blanket’ treatment.
2 Sisters appoints former British Sugar md
Poultry processing giant 2 Sisters has appointed former British Sugar md Richard Pike as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
Reports from IFT17
Food innovation awards reflect clean-label trend
Food ingredients that exploit the trend towards clean labelling featured in the 2017 Food Expo Innovation Awards at the Institute of Food Technology’s (IFT’s) Annual Meeting and Food Expo.
Meat processor Tulip reports £21.8M loss
Meat processor Tulip has reported a £21.8M loss for the full-year to September 30 2016, after losing key contracts, a fall in operating efficiency and the results of inflation.
Reports from IFT17
Firms encouraged to ‘invest in healthier products’
Risk-averse food manufacturers need encouragement to invest in healthier products, a nutrition consultant and industry insider told a seminar dedicated to processed food at the US Institute of Food Technology (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo.
British Bacon Supplies confirms factory closure
Damika-owned meat processor British Bacon Supplies has confirmed it will close its Huddersfield factory this Friday (June 30), as it was “unable to operate at sustainable efficiency levels”.
Greencore buys factory from Street Eats maker
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has acquired a new factory in West Drayton, London, from the maker of products for the Street Eats food-to-go brand.