All Manufacturing articles
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NewsTech company Opply raises $7.5m funding
Opply describes itself as an ‘end-to-end operations autopilot for F&B manufacturers’
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Partner FeaturesOpen the door to sustainable savings
Everyday supermarket infrastructure can hold the secrets to high-profile energy savings in-store.
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NewsSamworth Brothers anoints Steve Murrells to take the reins from Simon Wookey
Murrells is a grocery veteran and brings decades of experience to the owner of Ginsters, Soreen and Higgid. He has held a series of senior roles on both the retail and supply side of the industry, including spells as CEO of Hilton Food Group, the Co-op and Tulip
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NewsPre-budget tariff cut move ‘won’t curb inflation’ says FDF and NFU
The government last Friday confirmed it would press ahead with already-maligned proposals to remove tariffs from more than 100 everyday food items
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NewsMcBride kicks off search for new CEO as Chris Smith retires
A formal six-month notice period is now underway, but CEO Chris Smith will continue to lead the company until mid-2027 to give the group time to find a successor
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NewsEagle rules out intervention from central government in food strategy
Delivering the keynote address to the IGD’s Future of the UK Food System conference in London yesterday, Eagle said the government believed in handing more power and resources to local authorities
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Partner FeaturesSkills: the missing link in supply chain resilience
Robotics, data and AI are opening new career routes on the warehouse floor. Discover how fmcg supply chains are building the skills of the future.
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NewsUkrainian poultry giant Avesterra Group eyes UK growth after starting exports
The supplier is the second largest chicken processor in Ukraine’s domestic market, with an annual poultrymeat production output in excess of 55,000 tonnes per year
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NewsGreencore investors optimistic after more profit upgrades
Greencore shares surged this week on a second upgrade in three months to annual profit forecasts
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NewsDavid Wood Baking rebrands as lender completes buyout
David Wood Baking will undergo a brand refresh as its lender completes a buyout to take the own-label bakery out of family ownership, The Grocer has learned
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NewsM&S urges Burnham to get SPS deal ‘done’ as EU summit confirmed for 20 November
Burnham told MPs on Monday that failing to forge closer links with Europe would be a ‘dereliction of duty’
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NewsGreencore finishes ‘monumental’ year on a high
CEO Dalton Philips said the integration of Bakkavor continued to “make strides” as the group increased revenues 4.5% to £1bn in its fourth quarter to 25 September
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InterviewsHow viral fame took Flake Bake from closure to four million sales
Flake Bake has gone from strength to strength since its co-founder took it to Aldi’s TV show. Now he’s planning expansion while preserving flavour
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Comment & OpinionIt’s not higher costs that sink a business, it’s unpredictable ones
Traditional commodity hedging suits big treasuries, not mid-sized manufacturers, but a newer breed of insurance could make volatile ingredient costs predictable instead of just painful, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSoaring logistics costs set to push food prices up before Christmas, industry leaders warn
A survey of supply chain leaders for CIPS’ Q3 Global Pulse survey found that 22.9% expected food prices to climb by 10% or more by the end of the year
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NewsOmega Pressery secures investment from Giles Brook
The Grocer Gold winner will use the six-figure investment, alongside leveraging Brook’s supply chain experience from his days as European CEO at Vita Coco, to support its retail, DTC and international growth strategy
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NewsPowerful food companies ‘profiting from keeping labour cheap’, study finds
A new report by thinktank IPES-Food claims labour exploitation in the global food sector is ‘worsening’
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NewsNorac Foods Group promotes internally for new UK CEO
The appointment comes as the group builds its first UK production site in Lincolnshire
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NewsGreggs shares soar on upgraded profit guidance and cost-cutting
Greggs’ share price has hit its highest point in more than a year, after the high street stalwart upgraded its profit guidance and unveiled major cuts to its manufacturing base
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WhitepapersBuilding the future fmcg supply chain
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