Inside food & drink manufacturing
The Government’s response to a report covering key Brexit concerns issued by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee has fallen short of addressing those concerns, according to a leading City lawyer.
A proposed action group, put forward to look into the closure of 2 Sisters Food Group’s Cambuslang site, has hit a stumbling block.
The Soil Association has criticised a Government consultation on the future of food, farming and the environment for failing to account for the health of British consumers.
Global ingredients supplier Newly Weds Foods has opened a new facility in the UK that focuses on gluten-free.
Weetabix Food Company UK & Ireland has announced changes to its innovation and marketing teams.
Rubber and plastic contamination forced the recall of yogurt and chicken products over the past week, as a number of products were returned to stores for containing undeclared allergens.
Family-owned Ortons Bakery has been sold to former manager and his partner Gary and Catherine Parker, in a seller-funded deal for an undisclosed sum.
Increased automation should not threaten factory jobs and staff could work “hand in hand” with robots to deliver efficiencies while retaining a handmade approach, according to experts at last month’s Foodex trade show.
Slaughterhouse operators will be obliged to keep CCTV records for 90 days under new regulations.
In relation to the size of the market, the rate of recalls in the UK remains quite low, according to Food Standards Scotland (FSS).