Food and Beverage

London Bread & Cake looks to raise headcount in preparation for Olympics

The London Bread & Cake Company is looking to increase its staff numbers by 40% ahead of an anticipated surge in work for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The independent wholesale bakery in Edmonton, based ...

Published : 21 Feb 2012 10:24am by Tim Brown View Article

Del Monte at the Asiafruit Congress 2011 - photo courtesy of Eurofruit

Over 100 jobs at risk at Fresh Del Monte facility following Morrisons contract loss

Fresh Del Monte plans to close a facility in York following a decision by retail chain Morrisons to withdraw a contract worth in the region of £16m. The loss of the contract, which represents more than ...

Published : 20 Feb 2012 4:44pm by Tim Brown View Article

Mars - 2011 UK Fresh Connection Competition Winners

Mars returns to defend Fresh Connection title

Last year’s Fresh Connection winner, Mars, has returned to the competition this year with a clear desire to protect its championship title. The SCALA Fresh Connection challenge, which has been running since 2010, is a ...

Published : 20 Feb 2012 12:17pm by Tim Brown View Article

Demand for toffee has fallen in the UK, but there might be more opportunities in the international market

Trade union achieves £200k in compensation for McCowan’s employees

USDAW, the trade union representing employees at toffee-maker McCowan’s, won a compensation claim on the grounds of the company’s failure to communicate with the Union prior to the redundancies. A Glasgow employment tribunal awarded the 103 ...

Published : 18 Feb 2012 3:41pm by George Archer View Article

Tetley Teas, owned by Tata Global Beverages. Image attributed to Matito

Tetley distribution contract awarded to Norbert Dentressangle

Owner of tea maker Tetley, Tata Global Beverages, has awarded a three year contract to Norbert Dentressangle for the UK storage and distribution of Tetley teas. One of the main factors in Tata’s decision to ...

Published : 16 Feb 2012 7:30am by George Archer View Article

Thorntons’ profits fall by £7.7m in second half of 2011

Yesterday the chocolate maker Thorntons announced that profits had fallen from £8.4m to £618,000 – a drop of 92%, leading to the proposed closure of at least another 120 shops. Thorntons saw its shop sales ...

Published : 16 Feb 2012 7:30am by George Archer View Article

Beer on a production line. Attributed to Greencolander

Heineken announces further £420m in spending cuts

Heineken, the third largest brewer in the UK, said it has been forced to make close to £500m in cuts in the face of rising input costs. The brewer already cut spending by around £510m ...

Published : 16 Feb 2012 5:55am by George Archer View Article

A wheat crop used in cereals such as Weetabix

Weetabix to spend £20m on US and UK factory upgrades

Cereal manufacturer Weetabix, which is this year celebrating its 80th birthday, is to invest £20 million in upgrading its UK and US factories. Weetabix has announced the plans to improve production facilities and said the ...

Published : 13 Feb 2012 2:28pm by Tim Brown View Article

Pepsi to increase marketing spend at expense of 8,700 jobs

International food and beverages giant PepsiCo will cut approximately 3% of its workers across 30 countries as part of a programme to save up to $1.5bn by 2014. The restructuring is designed to offset high ...

Published : 10 Feb 2012 6:25pm by Tim Brown View Article

Unilever to expand use of SAP in the US

Unilever has extended an SAP enterprise resource planning rollout to North America, including integration with its supply chain management system. The consumer goods company, which makes brands including PG Tips tea, Persil washing powder and ...

Published : 10 Feb 2012 2:28pm by Tim Brown View Article

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