Rival soft drinks firms Britvic and AG Barr have finally agreed a merger to create a £1.5bn business, which will trade under the name Barr Britvic Soft Drinks.
Frozen food manufacturer Glendale Foods has delivered a UK first with the installation of a high speed multi-forming machine that can make up to 3,000 meatballs a minute.
Surya Foods has collaborated with Ecuadorian natural gourmet snack company Samai to launch plantain crisps, a natural alternative to potato crisps, in the UK.
British multinational beverage can maker Rexam is set to showcase a prototype of its new FUSION Contour bottle at BRAU Beviale 2012, as part of its plan to target new consumers.
Welsh premium private label confectioner OP Chocolate, part of the Cemoi Group, has secured a financing deal to help it move into international markets in Europe, North America and Asia.
In 2011 the number of fishermen employed in the Scottish fleet dropped below 5,000 for the first time, reflecting reductions in landings and the difficulty of operating profitably in the current economic climate.
Operating profits dropped in two of the Real Good Food Company’s (RGFC) bakery businesses – Haydens and R&W Scott – but analysts say the group is on track entering the critical Christmas period.
UK lawmakers criticized executives of Starbucks, Google and Amazon on Monday for not paying more tax in Britain, and Amazon said it had received a $252 million demand for back taxes from France.
The proposed merger between soft drink companies Britvic and AG Barr has hit a roadblock after facing criticism from Britvic’s eighth-biggest shareholder Harris Associates regarding the terms of the deal.
