To commemorate Malt Master David Stewart's 50th anniversary, The Balvenie, the world's most handcrafted single malt Scotch whisky, launched The Balvenie 17 Year Old DoubleWood new expression, the first 17 Year Old expression to join The ...
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To promote the growing number of brands and designers selling mainline or resort collections during this period, The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced plans for London Collections: Women commencing 18th June. Last year the British ...
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Scottish farmer-owned co-operative ANM Group has announced plans to sell its Scotch Premier Meat and Yorkshire Premier Meat businesses following a strategic review of its operations. In a statement yesterday (19 July), the company said ...
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Good night, good night All that remains is for Paul McCartney to sing us off to our slumbers. It's been a terrific night, a glorious ceremony, a rousing history lesson and far and away the best film that Danny Boyle never made. Thanks ...
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BASF has opened expanded BASF Pharma(Callanish)facility on the Isle of Lewis,Scotland. The facility follows BASF's acquisition of controlling stake in Lewis based Equateq,a technology company in lipid chemistry and pharmaceutical omega-3 ...
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Bakkavor and Coca-Cola Enterprises are among 30 food manufacturers set to benefit from the government’s 11M Pounds plan to make the UK a leader in efficient food technology. Coca-Cola Enterprises will be leading one of the ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's Supermarkets is recalling toffee apples as the product contains milk which is not declared on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The FSA has issued an allergy alert and asked ...
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The FSA in Scotland has published a report identifying key knowledge gaps and recommending areas for future research on enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). The recommendations are a result of an international workshop held in ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has relaxed certain fish freezing requirements in the UK. Under the new requirements, certain farmed fish destined to be eaten raw in dishes like sushi no longer need to be frozen before use. This move ...
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UK / USA - PLASA's month-long elections to determine positions on its European and North American Regional Boards, together with its central Governing Body, concluded at midnight on Wednesday 31 October. Companies and individuals from ...
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ACE will soon inaugurate a new office in Aberdeen before the end of 2012 as part of its continued strategy to enhance service for UK regional brokers and clients. According to the underwriter, the branch will be ACE's 12th in its UK and ...
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Vion Food UK has announced it could be forced to close its loss-making pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, putting nearly 1,700 jobs at risk. According to the company, the Hall's of Broxburn continued to record unsustainable ...
A£5.6m management buyout of UK-based confectionery firm Lees Foods has been approved following a court hearing. The acquisition was delayed after shareholders expressed concern that the offer of 230p-a-share deal was too low. ...
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Vion Food UK is set to close its loss-making Hall's of Broxburn pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, a move which will lead to a loss of 1,700 jobs. Vion Food, which rejected two offers for the site, stated that neither of the ...
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Insignia Technologies,which has developed a new food packaging ink that can help lower food waste,is planning global expansion after receiving funding. The new ink changes its color when it is exposed to oxygen,UV light,humidity levels ...
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