All Manufacturing articles – Page 17
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Ukrainian food producers to have dedicated shelf in UK supermarkets
Ucare is also in talks with German discounter Aldi and US wholesaler Costco to roll out the scheme in their UK stores in the near future
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Caustic soda supplies under threat, adding to concerns over CO2 gas supply
Sodium hydroxide is widely used across the food sector
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Martha Browne, product developer, The Bart Ingredients Company
Martha’s passion for the food industry has launched her into her position despite setbacks
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Meadow Foods sets out ambition to lead decarbonisation of dairy industry
Since 2018, Meadow Foods has worked with its farmers to reduce carbon footprints by 21%
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Yeo Valley completes solar energy project at Newton Abbot manufacturing facility
The project will reduce the yoghurt supplier’s emissions by 400 tonnes a year
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French plant-based bacon brand La Vie makes UK supermarket debut
La Vie is made from soy with sunflower oil extracted using a patented process the brand claims gives the product ‘taste parity with pork bacon’
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Energy bailout welcomed but food businesses urge longer-term support
Industry leaders warmly welcomed as a lifeline the “unparalleled” package of support announced by business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg
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McCain Foods acquires Scelta Products to fuel frozen appetiser growth
The deal closed on 8 September and represents a significant investment from McCain to grow and expand in the frozen vegetable appetiser space
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Pilgrim’s UK announces proposal to close two factories, putting over 600 jobs at risk
The company has announced plans to close its Bury St Edmunds and Coalville sites and shift production at its Ashton plant to a four-day week
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Comment and Opinion
Food sector welcomes Liz Truss but she must act quickly on labour, rates, energy and more
Truss will likely be more engaged than her predecessor, but needs to take ‘urgent action’
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New CO2 gas crisis could cost 2 Sisters £1m extra a week, Ranjit Singh Boparan warns
It comes as the UK’s main gas supplier CF Fertilisers announced plans to close its Billingham site last week
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Analysis and Features
Are the UK’s CO2 woes down to a semi-monopoly, and what’s the solution?
Why is the sector yet again plunged into doubt over CO2 sources, and what can be done to stop another crisis piling misery on food companies?
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Boost Drinks appoints Steve Armstrong and Anjna Mistry in joint hiring
The two new appointments come as part of Boost’s wider plan for expansion
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‘Astronomical’ energy bills hike leaves food companies fighting to survive beyond Christmas
A new poll by the FDF shows confidence amongst food manufacturers has now fallen to the lowest point on record
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UK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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Freshways to ditch coloured milk bottle caps in major recycling move
The switch follows similar moves by Waitrose and Aldi this year
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Speyside Brewery to recommence production from new site following investment
The Forres-based brewery will move to a new site ‘a few yards’ away, after being mothballed during the pandemic
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Pilgrim’s sets up lamb division following Randall Parker Foods deal
Pilgrim’s said it would ‘reinvent’ the category with the new lamb operation
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Joseph Heler snaps up Welsh cheese business Futura Foods Wales
The site would continue to conduct business as usual, said Joseph Heler
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Jack Hancock to head up M&A and strategy at Meadow Foods
Hancock joined the Cheshire-based business in 2007 – leading several transformational projects