Arla and First Milk unveil price drops from March
Milk prices continue to fall, with First Milk and Arla unveiling reductions from March and the National Farmers Union (NFU) pressing Arla to work with farmers to mitigate price cuts.
Archives for February 26, 2018
Long Clawson Dairy’s £7M stilton factory expansion
Cheese maker Long Clawson Dairy has completed a £7M expansion of its headquarters in Leicestershire, in a bid to drive global sales.
£5.28M Dublin brewery for Ireland’s Porterhouse
Irish craft brewer Porterhouse Brewing Company has launched a €6M (£5.28M) brewery in Dublin, as it works to meet rising demand from the UK and Europe.
Poultry processors divert supplies from KFC
Poultry suppliers are minimising potential waste caused by KFC’s distribution debacle, securing other customers for some supplies while problems are ironed out, according to the British Poultry Council (BPC).
Abattoir association challenges sector report
Abattoir representatives have challenged the findings of a report forecasting a crisis in local food supply as a result of the decline in UK slaughterhouse numbers.
Cadbury chocolate at risk of being dropped from hospitals
Cadbury chocolate bars could be removed from National Health Service (NHS) hospitals, after suppliers delisted the products following a disagreement on price.
2 Sisters tight-lipped on £50m Donegal Catch sale
2 Sisters Food Group remains tight-lipped about the potential £50m sale of its Irish fish supplier Donegal Catch, part of its Green Isle Foods operations.
OPINION
Skin-care supplements: do the claims stack up?
Skin appearance is often viewed as an indicator of health, vitality and youthfulness.
FEATURE
Meat alternatives in boom: how firms can capitalise
While interest in vegan and vegetarian diets is at an all-time high, the continuing appeal of meat presents a huge opportunity for products that taste like the real thing.
120 jobs threatened at Mr Kipling distributor site
Up 120 jobs are at risk at a Rugby site distributing Premier Foods cakes, which is managed by XPO Logistics, according to the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU).
Sainsbury packs fish in stand-up pouches
Sainsbury’s new Taste The Difference premium range of oven cook fish is billed as a first for the chilled fish category, with an ovenable stand-up pouch that reduces pack weight and space required in storage, while cutting waste in the home.
NEWS IN BRIEF
High-yield stevia output gets boost
A leading stevia maker is to ramp up production of a variety claimed to yield roughly 20 times more stevia than the conventional plant.