The UK meat industry is missing out on a £1bn export opportunity in the Middle East because it has failed to adopt Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines on halal, an expert has warned.
Unite union members at chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s Banbury site in Oxfordshire have cancelled plans for strikes later this week after agreeing a pay deal with the firm.
The UK dairy industry’s “pro-active” attitude to carbon emissions has put it years ahead of government carbon footprint targets, according to the Carbon Trust.
British polymer firm Revolymer, the creators of Rev7 degradable gum, has suffered a loss in its first half results as US sales were lower than expected.
US-based cereal producer Kellogg has opened the world’s first Tweet shop in London, UK, where consumers pay by Tweet instead of money, as a part of its plan to promote its Special K brand Cracker Crisps.
Coca-Cola brand Fanta has escaped censure for a UK advert that the Children’s Food Campaign (Sustain) claimed encouraged excessive consumption of the drink and poor nutritional habits.
Published: Sep 27, 2012
By: John Wood and Mike Stones
Irn Bru-maker AG Barr revealed a 4.9% increase in turnover to £130M for the six months to July 28, as city analysts underlined the strong case for a merger with Britvic.
Competition for the coveted title Food Manufacturing Personality of the Year is hotting up as Premier Foods ceo Michael Clarke battles curry queen Perween Warsi and four others.
Kraft-owned Cadbury UK has harnessed the power of its 2.5 million-strong Google+ network to launch a new mint flavor of its dairy milk bubbly bar, its social media manager says.
The odour and flavour of food products will often change over time, and during processing/cooking. RSSL can provide expert analysis to understand these changes, and potentially avoid the unwanted off-flavours.
Mars Chocolate’s new £6M research and development (R&D) facility will attract “world class expertise”, says business and enterprise minister Michael Fallon.
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has rejected claims by Unite the union of making “a paltry pay offer”, after more than 100 members of the union staged two one-day strikes on September 22 and 24 at the firm’s Banbury site in Oxfordshire.
After winning a £50,000 investment on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den, entrepreneurial sisters Lisa and Helen Tse have ambitions to make their Chinese sauces as big as Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae brand.
