Business news
Border Biscuits announces listing on Ocado
Biscuit manufacturer Border Biscuits has secured a deal with Ocado to supply the online retailer with its full retail range for the first time.
Sensient Flavors presents its ‘Trends to Taste’ report
Sensient Flavors has presented its new collection of ‘Trends to Taste’ flavours. The range of six flavours are based on the company’s latest consumer insights along the theme of the past, present and future.
British crisp brand launches into 1,000 US stores
British crisp brand, Savoursmiths, has expanded into more than 1,000 stores across the US, six months after it began exporting to the country, and less than three years after the business was founded.
SIG expands business in China
SIG has announced it will construct a second aseptic carton packaging production pant in Suzhou, China, to meet current and future demand in the region.
PFM’s latest technologies on display at PPMA Show
PFM Packaging Machinery will display its latest bagging system at this year’s PPMA Show in the NEC, Birmingham.
Multivac CEO to step down
After more than 18 years as CEO of the Multivac Group, Hans-Joachim Boekstegers, is stepping down.
Princes Group to redevelop Long Sutton site
International food and drink group, Princes, is expanding its Long Sutton site by 200,000 sq ft to boost production.
Serenity Kids baby food secures expansion funding
Baby food company, Serenity Kids, has secured $1.5 million funding to support its operations, drive sales and national expansion plans.
Unilever sees consistent growth in first half
Unilever’s results for the first half of 2019 show underlying sales growth of 3.3%, led by its emerging market business which grew 6.2%.
lunch! returns to ExCel London
Showcasing exciting new innovations from across the café, coffee shop and food-to-go sector, lunch! returns to ExCel London 19-20 September 2019.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
More than £1bn of food wasted before leaving farms
New insights from UK sustainability body WRAP, show that around 3.6 million tonnes of food waste worth £1.2 billion is created every year, before even leaving the farm.
UK food-to-go sector to grow by 26.4% by 2024
The UK food-to-go market is forecast to be worth £23.4bn by 2024, up from £18.5bn in 2019, growing by 26.4%.
Barry Callebaut expands in India
The Barry Callebaut Group, a manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has broken ground on its new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, India.
FDF respond to threat of no-deal Brexit
Responding to the announcement of Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP as the new UK Prime Minister, Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food & Drink Federation made a statement