Vegetable processor installs sprout sorting line
Lincolnshire-based fresh vegetable processor TH Clements & Son has partnered with Tong Engineering to install a Brussels sprouts grading and sorting facility at its site in Boston.
Archives for August 10, 2018
Leeds brewer secures £96k in Chinese exports
Leeds-based brewer North Brewing Co has secured £96,000 worth of orders from China, following a successful trade mission at one of the country’s biggest trade shows.
CCEP: deposit schemes need clarity
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is pressing for a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in the UK that avoids any potential confusion for consumers, makes it easy for them to recover their deposits and is managed by a single not-for-profit company.
Kraft Heinz invests £20m in Wigan site
Kraft Heinz has invested more than £20m in an initiative dubbed Project Darwin to enhance its canned baked bean, soup, spaghetti and Snap Pots factory at Kitt Green, near Wigan, which it claims is Europe’s biggest food plant.
Perfect storm hitting small abattoirs
The small abattoir industry is facing extermination with a third of small abattoirs having closed their doors over the past decade, with six closing over the past year.
Salmonella outbreak shows food firm compliance is urgent
Food and drink manufacturers have been urged to keep up-to-date on compliance following the Europe-wide salmonella outbreak that has made 147 people ill.
Pladis reveals Christmas 2018 range
Pladis has revealed its Christmas range for 2018, featuring rebranded classics, the return of festive favourites and new product launches.
British manufacturers importing one-third of eggs
An average of one billion imported eggs a year are used in British manufacturing despite the UK having the potential to be self-sufficient.