Chilled food manufacturer Greencore’s acquisition of International Cuisine Limited (ICL) is positive for the group and for the wider convenience food market, according to City analysts.
Confectionery giant Mars is set to launch a slimmer sister to its trademark Mars bar in the UK later this month, with a new caramel only version containing 20% less calories due to hit the shelves.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says it is adopting the British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) on-pack recycling label to provide consumers with information on what packaging materials local authorities collect for recycling.
Diageo CEO Paul Walsh says his firm’s H1 top line sales growth was driven by “real momentum” in emerging markets such as Turkey, a star performer following his firm’s acquisition of Mey İçki.
Cook Trading, a manufacturer of frozen ready meals, is recalling its own-brand Roasted Vegetable and Chickpea Tagine in the UK due to allergy risk, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, has changed the packaging on its own-brand onion to a recyclable material, a move which allows about 32 tons of packaging to be recycled annually.
The International Grains Council on Aug. 23 forecast world wheat production in 2012-13 at 662 million tonnes, down 3 million tonnes from its July projection of 665 million tonnes and down 34 million tonnes, or 5%, from a record 696 million tonnes in 2011-
Hain Daniels Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., has entered an agreement to acquire Premier Foods P.L.C.’s portfolio of packaged grocery brands .
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has welcomed Tesco’s plan to launch a hybrid food labelling system, which combines its existing Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) with the ‘traffic light’ colour coding system.
Rural businesses in Cumbria and the north east of England are to benefit from a £6.7M package of government investment, food and farming minister Jim Paice revealed this week.
Michael Clarke, ceo of Premier Foods, is performing a creditable job of reviving the fortunes of the debt-laden food giant but still faces tough challenges, according to City analysts.
Questions about whether food manufacturers fully exploit consumers’ preference for UK sourced meat and poultry have been raised by the latest YouGov survey.
Recent months have seen images of protesting farmers, tractors blockading dairy plants and retailer boycotts – all as a result of UK processor plans to reduce the price they pay to dairy farmers for their raw milk.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) backed the creation of desinewed meat (DSM) as a product category despite it being 'non-existent in EU legislation', a European Commission (EC) report has claimed.
Milk Mantra, the newest entrant in the dairy market space of Odisha, has created a remarkable impact in the minds of the British lawmakers with its 'Ethical Milk Sourcing' programme for their 'Network Farmers.'
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has criticised a report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and OCEAN2012 for containing misleading information on the state of UK and European fish fisheries.