Inside food & drink manufacturing
Manufacturers’ exports have continued to rise over the past year, according to a survey conducted by the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and business advice firm BDO, while their confidence in the UK’s economy sinks lower.
A leaked government document, said to reveal plans to cut the number of low-skilled EU migrant workers in the UK after Brexit, has been slammed by food and drink manufacturers.
Danone, the French food company best known for its Activia yogurt and Evian water, experienced a share price rise last month following suggestions that it could be facing renewed pressure from investors to improve its profitability and shareholder value.
Concern about rising levels of listeriosis food poisoning across Europe caused by contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), despite relatively low levels of the bacterium being picked up in retail surveys of products, has led the European Food...
Ice cream firm Froneri UK has reported a 16.3% rise in sales so far this year, benefiting from the warm start to 2017, and boosted by its Kelly’s of Cornwall brand and franchised Nestlé and Cadbury products.
Snack manufacturer Seabrook Crisps plans to raise £30,000 for children’s cancer charity Clic Sargent, through sales of its multipack lines at Morrisons.
The Scottish government has invested £390,000 in educating school pupils about careers in the food and drink industry.
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has been fined £1M for safety failings, after a contractor died after falling from a stepladder.
McCain Foods has started work on its £100M plan to renovate its factory in Scarborough, following approval from the local council.