Company Shop to create 50 jobs at food surplus store
Company Shop, which redistributes and sells surplus products from the food manufacturing industry, is to create 50 jobs at a new store set to open in January 2018.
Archives for December 21, 2017
England ‘unlikely to get minimum booze price’
The adoption of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland is unlikely to be replicated in England under the current government – but Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow suit – a leading academic behind the research into its...
2 Sisters publishes audit data on all its factories
2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) has pledged to release audit data on all of its UK sites, amid fresh claims of poor production standards at one of its factories.
Tesco’s £3.7bn Booker merger approved by CMA
Tesco’s £3.7bn merger with food wholesaler Booker has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Me and My factory
Creamery on the Isle of Man faces special challenges
Running a creamery on the Isle of Man brings a novel set of challenges, but boss Andy Thornton tells Noli Dinkovski he relishes them all.
Tesco to sell 200k turkeys on last Friday before Christmas
UK consumers are set to buy up 200,000 turkey crowns and birds tomorrow (December 22) from Tesco, as 20M people visit its stores on the last Friday before Christmas.
Brexit
Michael Gove bullish on transition deal for UK fisheries
The UK is seeking a reduced post-Brexit transition period of nine to 10 months for fisheries ending in January 2020 when it hopes to adopt the status of Independent Coastal State in law to protect the UK fishing industry.
Metal contamination sparks Greencore recall
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has been forced to recall wraps from three supermarkets, after they were contaminated with small pieces of metal.