Cereal giant’s restructure affects 80 Manchester jobs
A Kellogg’s restructure threatens 80 jobs at its Manchester headquarters, amid plans to relocate office functions such as supply chain, finance, human resources and IT to Bucharest, Romania.
Archives for June 3, 2014
Ruiz Foods snaps up former Heinz plant
The producer has purchased the 225,000-square-foot Heinz frozen food plant to accommodate growing demand for its Hispanic cuisines.
Partnership ramps up plant-based packaging
Solegear Bioplastics has sealed a deal with r-pac International to speed production, sales, and distribution of its plant-based plastic packaging.
Waitrose’s flour supplier for sale
Niche flour milling operation Bacheldre Watermill is being sold for £1.4M, with a £1M business plan and the potential to create around 20 jobs.
Grant for novel bacteria detection and separation method
A research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received almost $500,000 to develop faster methods for detecting and separating microbial contamination from food.
World Environment Day - June 5 2014 - Driving action on climate change
Sustainable food: Cut the greenwashing and act now, says Food Tank
Food manufacturers don’t understand the urgency of sustainability and need to act faster, but also communicate actions better with consumers, says the president of global NGO Food Tank.
General Mills: Soy protein Cheerios hold mainstream appeal
General Mills has developed a high-protein variant of its flagship cereal brand Cheerios using soy – a product it says will sit comfortably in the mainstream breakfast aisle.
Solving the unhealthy = tasty dilemma
As the number of overweight and obese people worldwide continues to climb, policymakers and public health officials are scratching their heads over how to stimulate healthier food choices among consumers.
Pretium Packaging bottled up by equity firm
The rigid packaging specialist has been acquired by Genstar Capital.
“We believe that the sugar confectionery category and our brands within it are the 'most honest' category in store": Chewits owner
What are you playing at? Kellogg, Coca-Cola and Cloetta accused of ‘sneaky’ advertising to kids
Food and drink firms are using so called ‘advergames’ and social media to get around laws governing advertising to children, a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary has claimed.
Booting up breakfast: Federation of Bakers pushes toast for kids
The Federation of Bakers has designed ‘breakfast boots’ to hold toast as part of an on-going campaign to promote bread as part of a healthy, balanced diet, its director says.
Wheat prospects better but still at ‘a very sensitive stage’: Analyst
Wheat yields are looking good and prices are on a downward trend but manufacturers shouldn’t get their hopes up yet, according to one market analyst.