All Manufacturing articles
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Analysis & FeaturesWill ABF FoodCo’s split from Primark unlock its potential?
ABF FoodCo will be the UK’s largest listed food manufacturer
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NewsDöhler buys out remaining shares in struggling Treatt
The deal valued Treatt at £183m. It will see the family-owned Döhler increase its stake from just over a quarter to 100%
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NewsNaturelly rebrands and brings back fruit gummies after three-year hiatus
Super Naturelly is to focus on functional confectionery and fruit snacks designed to support children aged four to 11
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s brand director joins Compleat Food Group board
The fast-growing manufacturer has reached £1.4bn in sales since its inception in 2001 through a series of targeted acquisitions
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ismat Khan, maintenance engineer apprentice, Samworth Brothers
‘The engineers also allow me to do a lot of hands-on mechanical jobs with their support and coach me on how to do things’
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NewsQuorn turnaround begins to take shape but losses continue
Revenues at parent group Marlow Foods slipped 1.2% to £184.5m on lower volumes in 2025 – compared with a 9% fall in 2024 – with sales in supermarkets down 2.7% and out-of-home by 3.7%, newly filed accounts revealed
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Promotional FeaturesNothing wasted: How food and drink is unlocking the true value of surplus
With mandatory household food waste collections sharpening public attention, pressure is mounting on the food and drink sector to go further on redistribution. The good news: the tools, partners and models to do it are better than ever.
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NewsWarburtons snaps up Morrisons’ former bakery in £100m investment
The new site is expected to be fully operational in September 2026 and will create more than 40 jobs
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InterviewsHow refusing to be beige made Jason’s Sourdough the UK’s third-biggest bread brand
In six years, Jason Geary has built the UK’s third-biggest bread brand, thanks to a focus on quality and going beyond ‘beige’
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NewsAll Things secures £3.6m as cottage cheese demand soars
Specialist wellness and lifestyle investment firm The Equity Studio led the £3.6m round, with support from Access Industries and Active Partners, as well as other existing backers
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction risks repeating the low-fat mistake
Focusing on a single nutrient risks repeating the unintended consequences of the low-fat era, where solving one problem created another, says Cornish Sea Salt MD Philip Tanswell
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NewsRebel Kitchen owner Nurture Brands sells juice factory to The Juice Smith
Nurture Brands has sold its juice factory to The Juice Smith as the group focuses on its best-selling coconut water brand Rebel Kitchen and Emily seaweed crisps
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NewsHuel profits race 40% higher ahead of Danone €1bn takeover
Profits at Huel soared by 40% as the meal replacement brand continued to supercharge growth ahead of its €1bn takeover offer from Danone
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Colin Markham, agriculture sustainability manager, Müller
‘Markets, regulations, and consumer expectations shift all the time, so the industry has to adapt quickly’
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NewsThe Bread and Butter Thing founder named new boss of of FoodCycle charity
Game, founder of affordable food clubs charity The Bread and Butter Thing, will join FoodCycle in mid-April
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NewsFood sector veteran takes CEO role at meat packer Hilton
Mark Allen joined the business last autumn as executive chair following Steve Murrells’ departure, and will now run Hilton on a day-to-day basis
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NewsRobinson Wholesale joins Sterling Supergroup as newest member
Robinson Wholesale provides high-quality food solutions to a range of sectors, including education and healthcare
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Hotel Chocolat’s St Lucia estate is giving cacao farmers a sweeter deal
Hotel Chocolat’s Island Growers programme is ‘gently’ providing a sweeter deal for cacao growers in St Lucia – and the insights are proving useful across its wider supply chain
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NewsEnsus gets £100m government bailout to restart CO2 gas production
The move was designed to ‘safeguard’ supply of the gas – a critical feedstock for the food sector – amid the Iran conflict, the government said
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Comment & OpinionEU reset deal: why the ‘SPS agreement’ needs a rebrand
The government needs to engage substantively with business to help maintain supply chain consistency, says FDF CEO Karen Betts