Business news
Tomra opens new regional headquarters in Latin America
The new premises will reportedly strengthen customer support for food processors and packers provided across Latin America by Tomra Food, Compac and BBC Technologies.
Bacardi invites people ‘Back to the Bar’ for post-lockdown drinks
While respecting local government health and safety guidelines, 2,500 Bacardi employees will each invite three friends or family members to enjoy a cocktail at reopened bars across the UK and Europe as part of the company’s #RaiseYourSpirits initiative.
UK abattoirs to be eligible for support under the Agriculture Bill
The Sustainable Food Trust and Campaign for Local Abattoirs have welcomed confirmation that slaughtering will be recognised as one of the “ancillary services” eligible for funding under the UK government’s Agriculture Bill.
Feeding the Covid recovery
How can we build back better, and what mechanisms are at our disposal to ensure the food industry recovers from the covid-19 pandemic and the health and economic crises it created?
British foodservice industry shows early signs of recovery
Spend for the week ending Sunday 12 July reaches 50% of pre-lockdown levels.
FDF spells out plan for Covid recovery
The Food and Drink Sector Council has launched its Covid-19 Recovery Plan, outlining six key areas it believes will be central to “restart all sectors of the food industry, protect food industry employees and serve the changing needs of the public”.
Addo Food Group supports homeless charity in Nottingham with virtual trek
Employees at the Nottinghamshire-based company have been raising money for local charity, Canaan Trust, by embarking on a ‘525-Miles for Meals’ virtual trek challenge during the last month.
Better Juice scales up on sugar reduction tech for fruit juice
FoodTech startup Better Juice plans to go full-scale with industrial implementation of its sugar-reduction tech within a year.
Mission Ventures and Warburtons launch joint venture to support next generation of baking businesses
Designed to support the growth of SMEs and start-ups, Batch Ventures combines equity funding together with hands-on support from successful entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
&ever opens first large-scale indoor vertical farm in the Middle East
&ever is to produce 550kg of leafy green varieties daily in a highly automated indoor vertical farm in Kuwait.
Rise of flexi-diets supporting buoyant free-from market
Consumer research from Rich’s shows demand for dairy-free alternatives on the rise as flexing between diets becomes the norm.
Tomra publishes new eBook for potato fresh packers
In the eBook Tomra looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted market demands and what fresh packers can be doing about this.
PPMA Show 2020 postponed
The PPMA said they felt the risk of hosting this year’s event “was too great”; the show has been postponed to September 2021.
Tate & Lyle and Solevo announce new distribution partnership for West Africa
Solevo has become the exclusive distributor of Tate & Lyle’s ingredients in West African countries including Ivory Coast, Senegal and Cameroon.