Inside food & drink manufacturing
Meat trends
Despite the challenge posed by the rise in plant-based diets, the meat industry is holding its own and, galvanised into standing its ground in the face of a negative media, has started to take positive action.
The Government is facing a backlash over concerns that the UK’s food and environmental standards are to be put up for negotiation during trade talks.
UK-based fish processors are pushing for the Government to close trade deals with countries outside the UK, such as Norway and Iceland, as negotiations with the EU and UK are set to heat up over fishing rights.
Strong family ties and a commitment to ethical production are key drivers for Bumble Hole Foods, winner of the Ingredients Manufacturing Company of the Year at this year’s Food Manufacture Excellence Awards.
Weetabix has restructured its manufacturing leadership team, introducing two new roles.
The UK is moving a step closer to pork exports to Mexico following an inspection by Mexican officials.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) has invested £9.3m in the installation of a new canning line at its Knockmore Hill, Lisburn plant in Northern Ireland.
Opinion
Simon Docherty, manager at the RTITB Instructor Academy, looks at the effect of a person’s attitude on their training and the steps instructors can take to encourage a positive attitude to make trainees more receptive to learning.
The new Government must force the food industry to make further reductions in salt by introducing legislation or financial penalties, leading campaigners have claimed.
A new start-up is planning to open more than 40 indoor ‘vertical farms’ across the UK in the next five years.