£50k funding for food hygiene training
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is to provide £50,000 of funding to support 10,000 secondary school students in gaining food safety qualifications.
Archives for April 3, 2018
Independent chocolatiers boost UK exports
Artisan chocolates are boosting UK exports, as foreign customers bought more than £680m of the confectionery last year, according to the government.
Current EU regulation ‘unhelpful’, say one-in-three
Dissatisfaction over the EU regulatory framework has risen sharply over the past year – with the health claims process and the deadlock on botanicals under particular scrutiny, research has found.
Quorn signs deal with logistics provider InBond
Food processor Quorn has signed a £1m contract with warehouse and logistics firm InBond.
Rosemary and tomato extract shown to protect eye health
Evidence that a lycopene-containing tomato and rosemary extract can protect eye health has been strengthened following the publication of pre-clinical results in scientific journal Molecular Vision.
Organic meat producer granted Royal Warrant
Rhug Organic Farm in Denbighshire has been granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales.
Egg producer fined for fall from height
An egg producer in Preston, Lancashire has been fined £50,000 after a worker fell through a roof and sustained serious injuries.
Digital could help to unlock £56bn in value
Food and drink companies could unlock £56bn in value for the sector over the next decade by investing in digital technology, new research from Accenture, the professional services company, has claimed.
Food and drink M&A doubled in 2017
Last year, the UK’s food and beverage industry brought in a total disclosed deal value of more than double that seen in 2016, according to the latest research from financial adviser Grant Thornton UK.