Inside food & drink manufacturing
The number of manufacturing workers in south-east England has plummeted 16.6% over the past 10 years, according to trade union GMB’s southern regional office, which cited job cuts at Britvic and Colman’s.
The failure to fortify flour with folic acid has been called a “missed opportunity” and a “tragedy” in a report published in Public Health Reviews today (January 31).
Political uncertainty over Brexit has led to a drop in new plant and machinery investment from UK food manufacturers, according to Endoline Machinery.
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced plans to shut two UK sites with the loss of close to 300 jobs.
Ready meals and processed meat manufacturer Holmesterne Foods has hired Shaun Bedford as its new head of operations.
Dublin-headquartered Greencore has tripled US sales in the first quarter of the current financial year and reported continued UK growth from its convenience, and especially food-to-go, operations.
The newly-created poultry joint venture between Cargill and Faccenda has been unveiled as Avara Foods.
Northern Irish fresh foods producer Willowbrook Foods has invested £700,000 to develop a factory at its site in Newtownards, County Down.
Amazon is to create 400 permanent jobs at a new fulfilment centre in Rugby, Warwickshire as part of a £6.4bn investment in its UK business.
The Food and Drink Sector Council set out its priorities for the next 12 months at its first meeting earlier this week.
Lonza, a Swiss-based health-boosting ingredients and pharmaceutical supplier, has announced “record-breaking” full-year results for 2017.
Building strong export links with Europe will be just as important as trading with new markets after Brexit, according to Wyke Farms md Richard Clothier.
Dairy Crest confirmed Cathedral City cheese and its spreads brands, including Clover, were the power behind a sales performance that was “well ahead” of last year, according to a trading statement.
Automation could threaten up to 3.6M jobs in Britain by 2030, with warehousing forecast to be one of the worst-hit sectors, according to analyst Centre for Cities.
Ingredients firm Arla aims to invest £460M globally in 2018, including £72M in the UK, amid plans to create a UK manufacturing hub for its Lactofree brand, upgrade production and champion eco-friendly packaging initiatives.