Confectionery manufacturer cuts more than 50 jobs
More than 50 jobs have been lost at confectionery manufacturer Devon Sweet Factory, less than a year after the firm was bought out of administration.
Archives for July 20, 2017
Premier Foods’s sales hit by weather and promotions
Premier Foods reported a 3.1% drop in sales in its first-quarter trading update, as desserts sales were hit by warm weather and changes to promotions.
2 Sisters expands cutting line to create 150 jobs
2 Sisters Food Group will create 150 new jobs at its chicken processing site in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, after expanding its cutting operation.
Tulip plans 118 job cuts in King’s Lynn
Meat processor Tulip plans 118 job cuts at its King’s Lynn food production plant, as part of a restructuring strategy.
M&S slashes plastic used in snack packaging
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to slash to amount of plastic used in food packaging for more than 140 of its products, in a move that would save 75t of packaging each year.
GSK plans Horlicks factory closure: 73 jobs at risk
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to sell its UK malted milk drink brand, Horlicks, and to close its Slough factory, putting 73 jobs at risk.
Manufacturers sign up for shared data system
Mondelēz, Nestlé and PepsiCo have joined an industry-wide programme to regulate the management of shared product data.
Nichols posts sales growth and acquisition
Soft drinks manufacturer Nichols has posted continued sales and profit growth in its half-year results yesterday (July 20), as it announced the acquisition of dispensed soft drink distributor DJ Drink Solutions.
FSA lays out plans for regulatory change
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out plans for a fundamental transformation in the way the UK food and drink industry is policed in a document released this week (July 19).
Poundland continues Toblerone lookalike production
Discounter Poundland is continuing to produce its Toblerone lookalike, despite reports that Mondelēz International had threatened it with legal action.
Lion bar lorry engulfed by flames on A2
A lorry transporting 25t of Lion chocolate bars was engulfed by flames yesterday (July 20), causing hours of delays for motorists heading to London.
Suspected fake vodka factory raid: 2,000 litres seized
A suspected fake vodka factory has been raided in Aintree, with almost 2,000 litres of potentially toxic alcohol seized.
Snacks webinar
New snacking opportunities created by Generation Z
Snack manufacturers are benefiting from lucrative new opportunities created by Generation Z – people born between the mid-1990s to mid-2000s – reveals European Snacks Association director general Sebastian Emig.
Suspended jail sentence after bread basket misuse
A Coventry baker has been handed a suspended prison sentence and fined £3,000, after breaching injunctions not to use equipment belonging to Bakers Basco and its shareholders.