Mergers and acquisitions in the food and drink manufacturing sector emerged as a key theme of the Business Leaders’ Forum staged earlier this month in central London by our sister title Food Manufacture.
The UK government is anti-organic and is therefore failing “to promote its benefits” to the public, the boss of an organic and free-from bakery has claimed.
Government’s improved understanding of the food and drink manufacturing sector was one of three key themes of Food Manufacture’s Business Leaders’ Forum, which took place on Tuesday, January 15, according to the event chairman Paul Wilkinson.
Celebrity chefs and other leading opinion-formers are poisoning the debate about genetically modified (GM) food, claims environmentalist and author Mark Lynas.
Promoting British food exports should be higher up the government’s agenda than dealing with badgers, according to the director general of the British Frozen Food Federation.In an exclusive video interview for FoodManufacture.co.uk, Brian Young said greater...
The launch of a robotics packaging solution to individually wrap mini cakes and muffins helped the Fabulous Bakin’ Boys become the Great British Bounce Back Champion.
Cake, flapjack and muffin maker, the Fabulous Bakin’ Boys are reaping the benefits of a £3M investment in robotic technology, which is enabling the firm to grow new markets, cut costs and boost efficiency.
Hundreds of food and drink manufacturing industry leaders gathered at the Park Lane Hilton in London for the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs) earlier this month. Here, we provide a flavour of the big night − caught on film.
Watch the moment Britvic Soft Drinks collected the coveted Training Programme of the Year trophy at the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards (FMEAs) earlier this month.
A successful plan to boost recycling rates during the London Olympic Games helped Coca-Cola Enterprises to win a top trophy in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.
The Food Manufacturing Company of the Year Iglo Foods – the Birds Eye brand owner – is set for growth next year, according to general manager at the Lowestoft factory Craig Hamilton.
Food and drink manufacturers should adopt robotic technology or risk losing out to foreign competition, warns Mike Wilson, director of the Automation Advisory Service.
Food and drink manufacturers are missing out on recruiting young talent by failing to promote their industry in schools and colleges, Nestlé apprentice Sam Richards told the HR Forum at trade event Foodex, staged at the NEC.
Sector Skills council Improve has urged the government to “remove the shackles” from the food industry, which are currently preventing many firms from targeting a younger generation of workers to the sector.
Food and drink exports from the UK will play a vital part in the UK’s economic recovery, according to agriculture minister Jim Paice, after it was revealed that exports topped the £12bn barrier last year.
Fruitapeel was awarded the Judges’ Special Award at the 2011 Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards on November 8, having caught the attention of the judging panel with its innovation strategy.
Moguntia Food Ingredients, winner of the Small Company of the Year in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards, has big plans for the future, according to the firm's operations director Marc Jordens.
More than 450 top industry executives gathered in London recently for the Food Manufacturing Excellence awards. Here’s a taste of the big night caught on film.
From cornets to wafers, cones to toppings, Askeys is the only game in town if you are after top notch ice cream accompaniments, site manager Abdullah Khan tells Food Manufacture's deputy editor Rod Addy after walking away with the Judges' Special...
Family-owned foodservice supplier apetito walked away with the Company of the Year award and scooped top prize in the frozen foods category at this year's Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
It takes a bold company to opt for an unannounced BRC audit two years in a row, but Northern Ireland-based Mash Direct has every reason to feel confident after picking up the Small Company of the Year award at this year's Food Manufacturing Excellence...
If they are not being hung, drawn and quartered for making our kids fat (and hyperactive), they are in the dock for peddling grey goo or destroying the rainforests (to ensure a steady supply of palm oil).
