Supermarket chain Morrisons announced plans to launch its own seafood processing business today.
The company has acquired an empty factory in Grimsby and is equipping it for seafood production by the end of 2012 in a move that will see it produce 10,000 tonnes of seafood every year.
The move represe…
Nestlé Confectionery has become the first firm in the sweets market to remove all artificial colours, flavours and preservatives from its portfolio.
The company, which manufactures products like KitKat, achieved the landmark after seven years of research and product development, with ove…
Two years after the unpopular takeover of Cadbury, US food giant Kraft Foods has opened its Global Centre of Excellence for chocolate research and development in Bournville, Birmingham.
The centre is part of a £17m investment that the American conglomerate sees as a way to confirm its commitment …
PepsiCo is investing £14.4m to increase the capacity of its Quaker Oats site at Cupar, Scotland, and increase its headcount by 30.
The investment, which builds on last year’s investment spend of £8.5m, makes a total of £51m that parent company PepsiCo has spent at the Quaker site over the past d…
The healthcare and food and drinks conglomerate has invested £18m in its Lucozade and Ribena manufacturing facility in Coleford, Gloucestershire.
The investment is for a new high speed bottling plant which will provide added capacity and improve cost efficiency by enabling GlaxoSmithKli…
The food and drink industry has been selected to inspire school children into careers in manufacturing by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Companies within the sector will open up their factories to visits from schools as part of this year’s ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ i…
A new deal on compulsory new food labels is set to give Europeans clear information on the nutritional and energy content of products, as well as country of origin.
According to a report by AFP, the European parliament has approved legislation to harmonise compulsory food package data, including u…
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 just two miles from the Olympics venue, is looking for bakery professionals to join its cur…
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 three-quarters of the work conducted on the site, led Fresh Del Monte to last week inform staff th…
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 competition which pits teams from FMCG companies against one another in …
