Gressingham acquires Smithfield meat business
Poultry processor Gressingham has acquired Smithfield-based butcher JF Edwards.
Archives for July 16, 2018
Unilever relaunches Pot Rice range
Unilever’s noodle brand Pot Noodle has relaunched its Pot Rice range of instant rice snacks in response to “consumer demand”, supported by a £1m marketing campaign.
FEATURE
Dairy innovation: how product makers can steal back the share
The rising popularity of dairy alternatives is challenging traditional dairy producers to protect their market share, but they are fighting back on a number of fronts.
Hare Brewery recovers after chemical spill
Brewing has resumed at Bath Ale’s Hare Brewery after emergency services attended a chemical spill there that forced the evacuation of 25 staff, three of which were treated for breathing difficulties.
Soft Drinks Industry Levy hitting customer behaviour
Diet Coke sales have outperformed revenues from Classic Coca-Cola as the impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy takes hold.
Inflation-hit Finsbury Food Group posts revenue drop
Bakery firm Finsbury Food Group has said “unprecedented” commodity and labour inflation continued to blight the business after announcing a fall in annual revenue.
Welsh dairy fined £200k for ‘life-changing’ injuries
Welsh dairy processor Tomlinson’s Dairies Ltd has been hit with a £200,000 fine, after a worker suffered “life-changing injuries” at one of its plants.
News in brief
Third-party logistics firms lax on innovation
Third-party logistics companies are the weakest drivers of developments in supply chain and customer service, according to a survey conducted by logistics and supply chain consultancy SCALA.
ME AND MY TEAM
Putting people first at Accolade Park
Richard Lloyd, Accolade Park’s general manager, European operations and supply chain, explains the philosophy of involving people at all levels in decision-making.
Nestlé and Unilever sign up to ProductDNA
Food manufacturers Nestlé and Unilever have become two of the first major processors to sign up to data management service ProductDNA.
South-west food exports boom
Cornwall’s food and agriculture exports grew in the first quarter of the year, the fourth year in a row that this had happened, according to the Treasury.