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Union angry as Bakkavor talks ‘terminated’
The union representing workers at an Icelandic-owned food factory in Lincolnshire says it’s angry at a decision to end talks over job losses just before Christmas. The Unite union said food processor Bakkavor was pushing through plans to lay off 170 people in Bourne. Unite’s Jennie Formby said she was ‘furious’ the consultation was unilaterally […]
Fruitapeel on target for multi-million first year turnover
A new juice facility that only started production five months ago is on target to turn over £12 million (€14.5m) in its first financial year, and set to launch a new brand aimed at the children’s market this month. Fruitapeel bought the factory and assets of SunJuice in Llantrisant, Wales, when the business went into […]
Scotland and Norway unite over mackerel dispute
Scotland and Norway have joined forces to call for an end to the so-called ‘mackerel dispute’ which they say is threatening to punish the responsible actions of Scottish and Norwegian fleets. First minister Alex Salmond met with Norway’s foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre this week to discuss a range of issues, including the decision by […]
Bigger fish to fry for Boparan
The Boparan Group has acquired one of the UK’s leading fish suppliers, Five Star Fish, in a deal that it says will secure jobs, while protecting the company’s future and ‘providing a stable backdrop for continued growth’. The purchase comes in the wake of Boparan’s recent acquisition of fish and chip brand Harry Ramsden’s and, […]
Marel sells Stork subsidiary
Marel has announced that it is to sell subsidiary Stork Food and Dairy Systems to Dutch investor Nimbus as part of a strategy to focus on its core processing segments. The Icelandic company says it has reached an agreement to off-load Stork’s food and dairy unit – excluding its operations in Spain – after deciding […]
Waitrose gives last-mintue backing to ombudsman plan
The deadline for responses to the Competition Commission’s plan to introduce an ombudsman to adjudicate on disputes between suppliers and supermarkets passed at the end of last month. And as it did so, Waitrose stepped in to back the proposal, saying that it had ‘stood apart from the majority of retailers by telling the Competition […]
Milk Link completes multi-million pound investment
Milk Link (UK) has completed phase one of a major investment project at the Cheese Company packing plant in Shropshire. The completion of phase one – at a cost of £2.5 million (£3.2m) is an important step in making the plant more advanced. The site, which packs 800 tonnes of cheese every week, has undergone […]