Village Bakery wins planning permission for new factory
Welsh pie and pasty maker Village Bakery has won planning permission to open a new site at an industrial estate in Wrexham, with plans to create new jobs for the area.
Archives for March 7, 2018
Brewers focus on site expansion and production growth
Brewers have been focusing on launching new breweries and expanding production this week.
Seeing is believing
Greater visibility is needed in the food supply chain to predict problems before they occur and mitigate their impact when they do.
Nestlé cuts 2.6bn teaspoons of sugar from products
Nestlé claimed it has cut 2.6 billion (bn) teaspoons of sugar and more than 60bn calories from its products since 2015, as it takes steps to meet its pledge to cut sugar across its confectionery portfolio by 10%.
Cranswick top manufacturer for animal welfare
Food companies and manufacturers are increasingly focusing on animal welfare, driven by customer pressure, the sixth Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report has revealed.
Freshcut Foods acquired in management buyout
Fresh fruit and vegetable supplier Freshcut Foods has been acquired by chief executive David Bondi in a management buyout, for an undisclosed sum.
Northern Monk Brew smashes £500k crowdfunding target
Leeds-based brewer Northern Monk Brew Co has smashed its £500,000 crowdfunding target, raising more than £823,000 of investment in less than a week.
Scotbeef to fund new abattoir with grant money
Meat processor Scotbeef’s plans to build a new abattoir and processing facility have received a boost, thanks to grant money awarded by the Scottish Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) fund.
Cold store distributor launches modular division
Refrigeration specialist Cold Store Rentals has launched a new division to focus on modular cold rooms.
Cadbury halts production after water shortages
Cadbury was forced to halt production at its Birmingham factory on Monday (5 March), after cold weather sparked water shortages throughout the area.
Coca-Cola backs supplier after urinating incident
A supplier to Coca-Cola has dismissed a factory worker after they were found urinating in a can at its site in Milton Keynes.
Abattoir workers sentenced over animal abuse offences
An abattoir boss and three slaughtermen have been sentenced for causing unnecessary suffering to animals after they were secretly filmed mistreating sheep.
Top ‘mega’ food trends for 2018 revealed
Euromonitor International, the market research company, has predicted the top eight “megatrends” it believes will shape the packaged food sector during 2018.
Rat infestation lands £180k fine for food supplier
Indian cuisine supplier East End Foods has been fined £180,000 for food safety offences, after an infestation of rats was discovered at one of its warehouses in Birmingham.