All Manufacturing articles – Page 28
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NewsYeo Valley completes solar energy project at Newton Abbot manufacturing facility
The project will reduce the yoghurt supplier’s emissions by 400 tonnes a year
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NewsFrench plant-based bacon brand La Vie makes UK supermarket debut
La Vie is made from soy with sunflower oil extracted using a patented process the brand claims gives the product ‘taste parity with pork bacon’
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NewsEnergy bailout welcomed but food businesses urge longer-term support
Industry leaders warmly welcomed as a lifeline the “unparalleled” package of support announced by business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg
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NewsMcCain Foods acquires Scelta Products to fuel frozen appetiser growth
The deal closed on 8 September and represents a significant investment from McCain to grow and expand in the frozen vegetable appetiser space
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NewsPilgrim’s UK announces proposal to close two factories, putting over 600 jobs at risk
The company has announced plans to close its Bury St Edmunds and Coalville sites and shift production at its Ashton plant to a four-day week
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Comment & OpinionFood sector welcomes Liz Truss but she must act quickly on labour, rates, energy and more
Truss will likely be more engaged than her predecessor, but needs to take ‘urgent action’
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NewsNew CO2 gas crisis could cost 2 Sisters £1m extra a week, Ranjit Singh Boparan warns
It comes as the UK’s main gas supplier CF Fertilisers announced plans to close its Billingham site last week
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Analysis & FeaturesAre the UK’s CO2 woes down to a semi-monopoly, and what’s the solution?
Why is the sector yet again plunged into doubt over CO2 sources, and what can be done to stop another crisis piling misery on food companies?
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NewsBoost Drinks appoints Steve Armstrong and Anjna Mistry in joint hiring
The two new appointments come as part of Boost’s wider plan for expansion
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News‘Astronomical’ energy bills hike leaves food companies fighting to survive beyond Christmas
A new poll by the FDF shows confidence amongst food manufacturers has now fallen to the lowest point on record
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NewsUK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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NewsFreshways to ditch coloured milk bottle caps in major recycling move
The switch follows similar moves by Waitrose and Aldi this year
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NewsSpeyside Brewery to recommence production from new site following investment
The Forres-based brewery will move to a new site ‘a few yards’ away, after being mothballed during the pandemic
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NewsPilgrim’s sets up lamb division following Randall Parker Foods deal
Pilgrim’s said it would ‘reinvent’ the category with the new lamb operation
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NewsJoseph Heler snaps up Welsh cheese business Futura Foods Wales
The site would continue to conduct business as usual, said Joseph Heler
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NewsJack Hancock to head up M&A and strategy at Meadow Foods
Hancock joined the Cheshire-based business in 2007 – leading several transformational projects
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NewsPilgrim’s UK invests £10m into sustainability projects
The investment will fund a series of process innovations and operational improvements
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NewsRetailers highlight vacancies to Co-op staff affected by job cuts
Asda, Iceland and Morrisons have all taken to LinkedIn to highlight their vacancies
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food and drink ever thrive under the Northern Ireland protocol?
The protocol placed a border in the Irish Sea to the seeming detriment of all businesses. But while not perfect, many insist it is working
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NewsDefra kicks off pig supply chain review
The consultation follows a challenging 18 months for the sector, which has faced oversupply, a shortage of butchers and soaring feed costs