Inside food & drink manufacturing
Treatt, the manufacturer of natural extract and ingredients claims to have ‘successfully navigated’ the pandemic, boosted by the swift evolution of the ready-to-drink canned cocktail market and continued growth in its healthier living categories.
Saputo Dairy UK has entered a partnership with Wipak UK to reduce the virgin plastic use in cheese packaging.
O’Brien Fine Foods, one of Ireland’s leading producers of cooked meats, including the Brady Family, Homebird, and Green Farm brands, has acquired food producer Bearfields of London.
New business and strong food-to-go and wider convenience sales have helped Greencore Group return to revenue and profit growth after a challenging year.
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Labour shortages – particularly a lack of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in abattoirs – continue to create chaos and uncertainty for meat processors, but opportunities could soon present themselves to help them reshape their future.
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Pandemic-related disruption has had mixed effects on food and drink manufacturers’ hygiene and cleaning regimes.
Problematic single-use plastic items were reduced by 46% while the amount of plastic packaging in supermarkets fell by 10% from 2018-2020, the UK Plastics Pact’s third annual report reveals .