2 Sisters ‘secures 700 jobs’ with £1.4M investment
2 Sisters Food Group will invest £1.4M at its St Merryn meat plant in south Wales, in a bid to improve efficiency and secure 700 jobs.
Archives for August 20, 2017
Organics opportunity to benefit manufacturers
Rising sales of organic products are creating new opportunities for food and drink manufacturers, claims the Soil Association.
Salad firm buys processing site from MyFresh
Salad supplier Florette UK & Ireland has bought MyFresh Prepared Produce’s Wigan site, for an undisclosed sum.
Kids’ sugar advertising ban is ‘choking the industry’
An extension on the ban of advertising high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) food and drink products to children was an added burden to the “already onerous regulatory restrictions that are choking the industry”, a legal expert in the field has said.
Veg firm to pay £36.8k for worker’s injury
A vegetable firm has been ordered to pay £36,800 for safety failings, after a worker suffered a head injury when he became entangled in netting on a field near Boston, Lincolnshire.
Crisp firm research opens up new export markets
Pipers Crisps has gained a better understanding of the science behind its snack products and processes, enabling it to develop longer shelf-life products and open up new export markets, thanks to a collaboration with food experts at the University of...
Dawnfresh eliminates label and date code errors at plant
Scottish fish processor Dawnfresh has invested in automation to ensure compliance with retailers’ codes of practice. The system installed controls the packaging line, preventing product recalls related to label and date code errors as well as delivering...
Industry plays down Hepatitis E scare stories
The meat industry has played down national newspaper reports this weekend, linking consumption of pork products sold by one UK supermarket to consumers contracting Hepatitis E (Hep E).