UK food industry bodies outline Brexit priorities
Food manufacturers operating in the UK have outlined what they see as the industry's priorities for the country's Brexit negotiations.
View ArticleJacob's Oddities snack range axed by Pladis
Pladis has confirmed its UK snack range Jacob's Oddities is to be axed after six years.
View ArticleAtria posts sales increase across all businesses as China pork exports start
Atria, the Finland pork producer, posted an increase in sales across all business sectors in the first half of the year, helped by acquisitions in Finland and Sweden.
View ArticleHilton boosted by volumes, forex
UK meat packer Hilton Food Group reported higher first-half sales thanks to increased volumes and currency exchange headwinds.
View ArticlePremier Foods sales slip on grocery weakness
Premier Foods revealed this morning (20 July) its first-quarter revenue fell by 3.1% as declining sales of the UK group's grocery brands offset the growth of sweet treats and non-branded items.
View ArticleSlovakia PM to head to Brussels for talks on food standards
The row over food standards between the EU and four of its member states in the centre and east of the bloc shows no sign of going away, with Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico hitting out at Brussels...
View ArticleUnilever H1 profits jump as sales rise, savings kick in
Unilever today (20 July) reported higher first-half profits helped by sales growth the consumer goods giant said was "ahead of our markets" and by the Knorr-to-Magnum maker's efforts to control costs.
View ArticleEU vote brings restrictions on acrylamide closer
Representatives of the European Union's 28 member states voted yesterday (19 July) in favour of a proposal to reduce the presence in food of acrylamide, a known carcinogenic substance present in fries,...
View ArticleFrance kicks off major farm-to-fork review of food sector
A major series of debates focusing on a farm-to-fork review of France's food sector was officially opened in Paris earlier today by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
View ArticleRaisio cuts outlook on UK "challenges"
Raisio, the Finland-based food group, has lowered its 2017 EBIT forecast due to the "prolonged production and commercial challenges" faced by its UK confectionery business, lower than estimated...
View ArticleMore than 100 UK jobs at risk at tinned meat specialist Tulip
Danish Crown has announced some 118 jobs in the UK are at risk due to changing production schedules at the King's Lynn, Norfolk, factory of its subsidiary Tulip.
View ArticleUnilever CEO Paul Polman presses UK government for Brexit "transition"
Unilever CEO Paul Polman, last year one of the food industry's more vocal advocates for the UK to stay in the EU, was yesterday (20 July) set to lobby London for a Brexit transition deal in its talks...
View ArticleUK food minister George Eustice confident on tariff-free access to EU markets
The UK minister for environment, food and rural affairs, George Eustice, has expressed confidence British manufacturers will enjoy tariff-free market access to the EU for foodstuffs, including fish...
View ArticleGSK set to hold Maxinutrition sale talks
Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed it wants to offload its MaxiNutrition arm in the UK and it is understood talks with a potential buyer or buyers are set to start imminently.
View ArticleItaly signs labelling decrees to open up transparency on pasta, rice origins
Italy has undertaken an unprecedented move to introduce labelling on pasta and rice to identify the source of origin, a step ahead of pending European Union regulations.
View Article2 Sisters Group creates 150 UK jobs as Perthshire chicken factory expands
2 Sisters Food Group is creating 150 jobs at its Coupar Angus facility in Perthshire, Scotland, a month after the UK company announced the closure of its plant in Smethwick in the West Midlands.
View ArticleUnilever prepared to strike more M&A in food
Unilever, which in the second quarter of 2017 made two investments in food companies, is eyeing further acquisitions in the sector, CEO Paul Polman has indicated.
View ArticleSusan Barratt leaves Natures Way after more than a decade at the helm
Susan Barratt, CEO of UK prepared salad and fruit supplier Natures Way Foods, is stepping down after 13 years with the company.
View ArticleFleury Michon forecasts drop in H1 EBIT
French food group Fleury Michon has reported a decline in first-half turnover and said higher raw-material costs will put pressure on its half-year operating profit.
View ArticlePrivate-equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners buys majority stake in Ireland's...
Promise Gluten Free, an Irish bakery supplier specialising in gluten-free products, has sold a majority stake in its business to UK private-equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.
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