Inside food & drink manufacturing
Promises on jobs by Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe could end up being “worthless” if the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) orders a disposal of stores to greenlight the proposed merger with Asda, claimed trade union Unite.
Bacon processor Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Ltd has been fined £10,000, after workers were spotted carrying out unsafe work on various roofs.
Confidence has fallen by 20% among UK food and drink manufacturers over the past three years, according to research just published by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
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Media attacks, enforcement agencies and repackaging the industry to suit modern consumers... it’s all in day’s work for the chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association, who hasn’t lost his enthusiasm for this oft-maligned sector.
Remote audits, using drones for filming and even Google Glass, will offer solutions to consumer demands for robust food supply chain standards, but can only supplement face-to-face methods.
The proportion of UK food businesses that are owned by overseas companies has risen again over the past year.
EU workers are still continuing to leave the UK, despite the slump in job applications from the EU slowing since last year, according to the EEF, the manufacturers’ association.