Inside food & drink manufacturing
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Knowing the difference between food waste and surplus is key for manufacturers looking to become more sustainable, according to food surplus redistribution organisation Company Shop.
Birds Eye has taken its latest Fish Fingers advert off-air and said it was “grateful” after concerns were raised about it by a water safety campaign group.
Food integrity issues involving poultry meat and poultry products grew 56.6% year-on-year internationally in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to Fera Science.
Beverages manufacturer The Juice Executive has more than doubled its sales in the 12 months to November 2017, after increasing contract manufacturing orders and acquiring juice firm Radiance Cleanse.
Euro food and drink manufacturers’ organisation FoodDrinkEurope and its members have pledged to cut food waste as part of a set of sustainability goals, mapped out by the United Nations (UN).
CCTV in food factories has “substantial limitations”, a leading lawyer has claimed.
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Food and drink manufacturers have been urged to plan ahead to ensure their businesses are financially robust enough to cope with the extra costs and barriers to trade they are likely to encounter following a hard Brexit.
Total Produce, the UK-based fresh produce company, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 45% equity stake in banana and pineapple producer Dole Food Company for US$300M (£212.5M).
Foodservice supplier Bidfood has unveiled its 2018 Create Summer range, aimed at the catering sector, with a focus on rising demand for vegan and Middle Eastern products.
Britain’s supermarkets have been accused of “profiteering” at the expense of their suppliers by imposing inflated charges for product recalls and other faults, including for barcode labels on cases of product that don’t comply with their system...
Focusing on advertising alone in the battle against obesity would act as a “sticking plaster”, a leading lawyer has claimed, following the publication of a new report from Cancer Research, which found teenagers who watch more than three hours of TV a day...
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Booker ceo Charles Wilson has been named ceo of Tesco’s UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI) retail and wholesale operations, replacing Matt Davies.