Lack of sustainability strategies in food industry
Food firms must improve work on sustainability, with more than half not showing evidence of having strategies on the issue.
Archives for July 18, 2018
Bakers billed £10,000 after Bakers Basco basket misuse
Two Essex-based bakeries and their directors must pay £10,000 in court costs and damages for the misuse of equipment belonging to bread basket management firm Bakers Basco.
Premier Foods’ boss survives shareholder revolt
Premier Foods’ chief executive officer (CEO) Gavin Darby has survived a shareholder revolt led by stakeholders Oasis Management Company designed to oust him from his position.
‘Intense competition’ forces frozen food firm to close
Frozen pastry and ready meals manufacturer Freshpack is to close with the loss of around 60 jobs after the business failed to find a buyer.
Pizzeria secures £35k investment for vegan cheese factory
Vegetarian pizza business Purezza has secured £35,000 in funding towards opening a vegan cheese factory, after winning an investment pitching competition in London.
Mr Kipling and Batchelors help boost Premier Foods
Premier Foods’ Mr Kipling cakes and Batchelors Super Noodles ranges helped fuel sales growth in the first financial quarter of 2018, although it reported the strongest percentage growth in own-label products.