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• The gender leadership gap

  14-11-2024 09:53 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  In the second of a special mini series focused on women, Food Manufacture hears from Browne Jacobsonâs Amba Griffin-Booth on how the food and drink sector can cut down barriers prohibiting female career progression.
  
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• Revenues rise at Premier Foods as branded demand grows during H1

  14-11-2024 15:04 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Premier Foods saw headline revenue increase by 4.6% in the 26 weeks ending 28 September, the manufacturer has announced.
  
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• April 2025 decision date set for probe into £762m GXO deal for Wincanton

  14-11-2024 14:25 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set a 30 April 2025 decision deadline for its Phase 2 investigation into the acquisition of Wincanton by GXO.
  
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• Healthy NPD deserves financial backing, FDF tells Gov

  14-11-2024 11:35 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has called on the UK Government to provide greater financial support for SMEs investing in healthier product innovation.
  
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• Healthy food innovators deserve financial backing, FDF tells Gov

  14-11-2024 11:35 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has called on the UK Government to provide greater financial support for SMEs investing in healthier product innovation.
  
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• Meat and dairy methane emissions 'continue to go unchecked'

  14-11-2024 10:59 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Changing Markets Foundation has criticised the âinadequateâ efforts made by global meat and dairy corporations, and the countries they are based in, to reduce methane emissions.
  
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• Samworth Brothers fined £1.28m after worker crushed to death

  14-11-2024 09:58 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Samworth Brothers has been fined Â1.28m after an employee was killed in the loading bay of a facility operated by the food manufacturer.
  
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• The future of shelf-life testing

  14-11-2024 09:52 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  What if food could tell you how fresh it is, if temperature abuse occurred in your supply chain and where, if fridges could automatically adjust because of predictions made by software? The reality is closer than you thinkâ
  
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• Hundreds gather at Westminster to pitch expansion of local food partnerships

  13-11-2024 18:08 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  More than 100 local food partnerships descended upon Westminster looking to convince the UK Government to support the establishment of funded and resourced food partnerships in every local authority, among several other asks.
  
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• Regulator finds wine investment ads were ‘misleading’

  13-11-2024 16:07 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has instructed four UK wine investment businesses to take down online adverts because the were in breach of industry codes.
  
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• Australia crowned world steak champions

  13-11-2024 16:07 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The title of Worldâs Best Steak has been awarded to Australia in this yearâs World Steak Challenge.
  
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• Heineken investing €45m in new global R&D centre

  13-11-2024 14:52 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Beer manufacturer Heineken has announced that it is investing â45m (Â37.5m) in the construction a new global R&D centre in the Netherlands.
  
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• New study could accelerate machine vision quality inspection

  13-11-2024 10:00 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Researchers have seen promising results in the development of machine vision and detecting food quality accurately.
  
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• 2 Sisters boss says Budget will deliver ‘fatal blow’ to UK farmers

  12-11-2024 17:05 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  2 Sisters owner Ranjit Singh Boparan, NFU president Tom Bradshaw, and Country Land and Business Association deputy president Gavin Lane slam Autumn Budgetâs raid on businesses.
  
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• Gravity Drinks secures £4.5m finance package to support export growth

  12-11-2024 16:18 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Premium spirits producer Gravity Drinks has secured a Â4.5m finance package to support export growth and meet seasonal spikes in international demand.
  
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• Former Johnnie Walker boss heads up new Diageo Luxury Group

  12-11-2024 16:05 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Diageo has announced the launch of its new global luxury division, a business unit that will oversee its portfolio of premium brands.
  
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• Lukoil Schelluinen heropent met bakery - Out of Home Shops

  12-11-2024 15:44 via news.google.com
  
  Lukoil Schelluinen heropent met bakery  Out of Home Shops
  
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• Senior leadership reshuffle at Mars food and nutrition division

  12-11-2024 14:00 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Mars Food & Nutrition division has made two changes to its senior leadership structure.
  
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• Temperature-controlled food prices set to rise, warns Cold Chain Federation

  12-11-2024 12:41 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Cold Chain Federation has warned that the rise in National Insurance contributions announced during the Budget could lead to increases in the cost of supplying temperature-controlled food and drugs.
  
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• Seafish appoints industry veterans to board

  12-11-2024 12:38 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Seafood industry public body Seafish has appointed two new members to its board of directors, Sarah Holmyard and Georgina Wright.
  
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• Kerry Group agrees to €500m sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland

  12-11-2024 10:26 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Kerry Group has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries to sell Kerry Dairy Ireland in a deal worth â500m.
  
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• KatKin invests in nutrition with quartet of science hires

  11-11-2024 17:49 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Fresh cat food company KatKin has appointed four new members to its existing nutrition team to help boost its accumulated scientific knowledge.
  
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• JJ Foodservice posts £11.2m profit despite revenue decline

  11-11-2024 16:09 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  JJ Foodservice earned Â11.2m in profit after tax during the year ending 31 March 2024.
  
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• ‘Foreign matter’ contamination risk causes product recall

  11-11-2024 15:32 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Five varieties of The Happy Pear branded hummus have been recalled due to the possible presence of âforeign matterâ.
  
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• Consumers share distrust in food companies

  11-11-2024 13:09 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Consumers donât trust food companies to make their products healthier, according to new polling data from YouGov, as Campaign for Change pens an open letter to government calling for a more ambitious plan for a healthier food industry.
  
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• Jobs saved as D&A Seafood rescued from administration

  11-11-2024 11:37 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Grimsby-based D&A Seafood Solutions has been rescued from administration, saving the jobs of more than 30 members of staff at the business.
  
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• Bridging the manufacturing gender gap

  11-11-2024 11:34 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  In part one of a series of three articles focused on women in food and drink, Food Manufacture looks at the causes behind gender disparity in manufacturing, the sticking points that need work, and where progress has â and can â be made.
  
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• NPD round-up: Premium indulgence and health

  08-11-2024 20:44 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  This week's raft of new product launches includes an addition to Fox's Viennese biscuits portfolio, chocolate milk with a difference, salted caramel peanut butter, and a zero sugar milk alternative for baristas, plus more!
  
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• Kepak acquires Summit Foods

  08-11-2024 18:51 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  Meat processor Kepak has acquired chilled and frozen convenience food firm Summit Foods for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Food waste distributor announces three trustee appointments

  08-11-2024 11:44 via foodmanufacture.co.uk
  
  The Bread and Butter Thing has bolstered its trustee board with the appointment of three new members.
  
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