If you asked for three words to sum up Britain in the 21st century, a pessimist might come up with 'lonely', 'busy' and 'aging'. Government figures indicate the number of single-person households is increasing by more than 160,000 a year, ...
Tags: popular format, single-serve, snacking trend
As just-food, along with companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors, prepare to head to Paris for this year's SIAL exhibition, here we share with you a few highlights of what you can expect from the ...
The countdown to SIAL 2012, one of the largest trade events in the food industry calendar continues. And as it does so, the just-food diary brings you more news of what to expect from a range of exhibitors laying out their wares this year ...
Tags: food industry, agricultural products, food manufacturers
As SIAL enters into its fourth day in Paris, just-food brings you a few highlights of what you can expect from the event attending by companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors. Belgian vegetable ...
Greece-based dairy group Vivartia will expand its presence in the Middle East and North Africa via a joint venture with Exeed Industries. Vivartia's parent group, Marfin Investment Group, said today (28 September) the deal covers all of ...
Tags: joint venture, Exeed Industries, sales of dairy and beverages
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector
A plague of ‘zombie companies’ is threatening to suck the vitality out of the UK economy, according to leading insolvency experts, and the food manufacturing sector could be under threat. Food and drink manufacturers face ...
Tags: zombie companies, UK economy, food manufacturing, zombie business threat
International logistics service provider IFCO has announced the introduction of a suite of new Reusable Plastic Container (RPC) solutions that provide the company’s Fresh Market Advantage to its grocery retail partners. According to ...
Tags: Reusable Plastic Container, grocery retail, reusable containers
Glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has supplied the jars for food producer in the UK Darlington & Daughters's newly launched Passionfruit Curd. The product is sold in a 10oz pickle jar with a twist off neck finish from Beatson Clark's general ...
UK-based food packaging solutions firm Nicholl Food Packaging has revamped its range of aluminum foil trays for the fresh and convenience food sector with five new smoothwall variants. Smoothwall trays feature a smooth rim, so that trays ...
Tags: Trays, Smoothwall Line of Trays, food packaging solutions
Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) has announced its 1st half year results for the Financial Year 2012-13 with an 8 % growth in turnover from Rs. 2,385 million in FY12 to Rs. 2,592 in FY13 & a marginal growth of 9 % in PAT from Rs. 384 million ...
One of the UK's largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in£23.5M management buy-in deal(MBI). McCambridge Group's cake division–which bakes one in 10 of every retail ...
Tags: MBI, McCambridge, cakes, private equity
Britain's food industry was rocked by two announcements over the past month.Premier Foods broke the news that it was to close bakeries in Birmingham and Greenford,west London and restructure its distribution operations with the loss of 900 ...
Tags: Britain's food industry, Premier Foods, Vion, meat processing
German packaging company Multivac has commenced operations in Pakistan, owing to the increase in overall food and beverage trade in Pakistan to $6bn during 2011. Multivac Middle East managing director Amir Sotoudeh said the company moves ...
The UK government and key stakeholders are planning to invest £12m in a new center aimed at supporting energy efficiency in food sector. The Centre for Sustainable Energy use in Food Chains will be LED by Brunel University, London, ...
Tags: energy efficiency, food sector, EPSRC