Supply chain software firm finds fresh funding
Food tech specialist Authenticate Information Systems has secured a new funding round of £2.3m that will allow it to double the size of its software and data teams.
Archives for May 16, 2019
Nestlé UK boss calls for more plastics recycling
Nestlé UK’s chief executive Stefano Agostini has called for the UK plastics recycling infrastructure to be dramatically improved to help food and drink brand owners meet challenging new recycling targets.
Bakkavor agrees to buy desserts firm Blueberry Foods
Bakkavor Group, the fresh prepared food manufacturer, has entered an agreement to purchase Blueberry Foods from Samworth Brothers for an undisclosed sum.
Cofresh Snack Foods to invest millions in production
Cofresh Snack Foods is to plough £20m into the business over the next 18 months as it seeks to grow its turnover to more than £100m following the acquisition of an additional food production and warehousing facility.
Hidden £1.7bn cost of deposit return schemes
Deposit return schemes for plastic drinks bottles could cost the UK economy £1.7bn in unpaid labour, outweighing the yearly fee for running the scheme, an industry expert has claimed.
Benefit from addressing the needs of millennials
The need for millennials to live untethered lifestyles has to be addressed by employers if they want to keep them on longer than two years, according to David Woakes, group business development manager at Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Apprenticeships
Meet the apprentice: Hovis
Providing a thorough experience of the manufacturing process through hands-on training in the industry is key to moulding highly skilled apprentices at Hovis, according to engineering apprentice Bret Hill and human resources director Pete Hill.
ASF threat causing CVO sleepless nights
The UK's chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss has said that African swine fever (ASF) is the disease that “keeps her awake at night”.