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London hummus company tackling waste
London food waste startup ChicP is turning surplus fruit and vegetables into low calorie hummus.
Premium products enjoy market share growth
Premium food brands are performing extremely strong in the lead up to Christmas, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
Love it or hate it
Last week we reported on the Brexit related price row between Unilever and Tesco, which saw dozens of Unilever brands pulled from the supermarket’s website.
Artisan boom sees SMEs post strong margin growth
UK SME food and drink manufacturers’ profit margins have grown to 6.8% in the past year as the artisan food boom continues to fuel their profitability, says EMW.
Bronze for UK student team at European innovation competition
A team from Nottingham Trent University, UK, has been awarded the bronze prize at the European final of Ecotrophelia for their sustainable non dairy alternative to traditional ice cream.
Brexit strikes
Panic struck in the UK last week as a price row resulted in dozens of Unilever brands being pulled from Tesco’s online shop, including British favourite Marmite.
Bon Bon Buddies expands sour confectionery range
Bon Bon Buddies is expanding its own brand Brain Blasterz confectionery range, adding four new sour products.
Plastics Caps and Closures 2016
New venue, new logo, new dates, new branding, new speakers, new content… ‘The caps and closures industry needs to talk the same language as its customers.’ That was the message from Paul Earnshaw of retail giant Tesco at the Caps & Closures 2015 conference. It is also the basis for the 2016 event which will […]
Plastics Caps and Closures 2016
New venue, new logo, new dates, new branding, new speakers, new content…
Bokomo acquires fruit snacks manufacturer
UK cereal manufacturer Bokomo Foods has acquired Streamfoods Holdings as part of its continuing expansion, following a recent move to larger premises.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
New product launches drop 13% in UK
The number of new products being launched by manufacturers into UK retail stores is falling significantly, according to a new study by IRI.
Portion pack to reduce waste
Linpac has teamed up with Tesco and Cargill, supplier of chicken products, to launch a new split pack for poultry that addresses portion control and food waste concerns.
FDF announces first annual convention
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will bring together leaders from manufacturing, retail and the supply chain on 5 July 2016 at its first industry convention.