Dairy innovation: milk price rises put cheese yields in focus
With raw milk prices soaring, cheesemakers are looking for ingredients that will increase yields without compromising quality.
Archives for July 18, 2017
Dairy Crest posts sales rise as butter costs soar
Dairy Crest’s key brands delivered a 7% rise in sales in first-quarter trading, while input costs rose “substantially” over the three months.
Cooking fat maker to pay £6k+ for hygiene offences
The owner of a cooking fat processor has been ordered to pay more than £6,100 after pleading guilty to food hygiene offences, including failure to ensure workers had received adequate food safety training.
Food ingredients cost ‘may rise after Brexit’
Food ingredient prices could continue rising if Britain quits the EU, according to data specialist Informa Agribusiness Intelligence, after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed another round of increases over the past year.
Reckitt to sell French’s Food to McCormick for £3.2bn
Reckitt Benckiser will sell French’s Food to US spice firm McCormick, in a £3.2bn ($4.2bn) deal, the diversified consumer goods company confirmed today (July 19).
Forklift accident costs packaging firm £80k
A company that makes packaging for the food and drink industry has been fined £80,000 for health and safety failings, after a forklift truck struck a worker.
Coke boss gives packaging sustainability advice
Coca-Cola European Partners’ (CCEP’s) head of sustainability Nick Brown is urging food and drink manufacturers to reform recycled packaging collection systems, as his business steps up its recycling programme.
Tesco recall highlights supply chain issues
Tesco’s recent recall of two chicken products, reportedly the first case of campylobacter found in cooked chicken, risks creating tension between suppliers and retailers, warned business consultancy Crimson & Co.
Sector bodies issue government 10-point Brexit checklist
Leading food and drink manufacturing representatives have signed an open letter to government, outlining 10 priorities that they claim are needed to protect the supply chain during the Brexit talks.
Hotel Chocolat boost sales after store openings
Premium confectionery business Hotel Chocolat has reported “encouraging growth” in its full-year results, boosted by new retail outlets.
North Sea cod sustainable after more than 10 years
North Sea cod stocks have bounced back to sustainability more than a decade after their near collapse, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
FMEAs
FMEA Oscar hopefuls ‘should play to their strengths’
Entrants to this year’s Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) should use their unique strengths as the basis for their entries, recommended FMEA judge Simon Chattock, ahead of the deadline for entries on Monday July 24.
Food Standards Agency: firms will pay for audits
Charging food businesses for audits will be part of an overhaul of the way food safety and hygiene regulations are implemented, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed.