The decision of the British people to leave the EU has shocked many people. Even those fearing that the referendum may result in the undoing of the work of many previous years for a stronger union of the European nations, had a sense of ...
Tags: leaving EU, referendum
McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
Tags: McLaren Packaging, Blue Box Design
In response to the new sodium reduction regulations in the UK market, Salt of the Earth has announced its new strategy for the UK food processing and food service markets. The company selected three well-known distributors in two UK ...
Tags: UK market, food service markets
There are some serious lessons to be learnt for businesses in the food industry when examining a unique case of food fraud out of the UK this week. Facts of the fraudulent scenario The guilty culprit, Yakub Moosa Yusuf, was sentenced to ...
Tags: UK Food Fraud
The move by the Government will see the current minimum wage upped from £6.70 per hour to £7.20 this month. But the news has our indie retail panel calling for a reassessment of 'already squeezed margins'. The livng wage ...
Tags: Touhub, The toy store, Kerrison store, Living wages
Muller Milk & Ingredients is planning to invest £15m in the next three years in Scottish fresh milk dairy at Bellshill as part of its strategic review of Scottish dairies. The investment is intended to improve operational ...
Tags: Muller&Ingredients, Investment, Fresh Milk Dairy, Bellshill
The Semiconductor's business unit of Raytheon UK in Glenrothes, Scotland (a subsidiary of Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA) and Newcastle University's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering have collaborated to produce silicon ...
Tags: Raytheon, Newcastle University, Sic-Based Analog Circuitry
UK retail footfall in February was 1.1% down on a year ago – lower than the 1.2% rise seen in January and the three-month average rate of -0.8% – according to the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. ...
Tags: BRC, Retail football, Goverment support
A complaint over a radio advertisement promoting Aldi Australia’s whisky brand has been dismissed by the Australian Advertising Standards Board. According to the Advertising Standards Board (‘Ad Standards’), the ...
Tags: Aldi, Ad Standards, Complaint
Nampak Plastics, the UK based producer of plastic milk bottles, is planning to set up a new plant in Stirling, Scotland, to manufacture a range of plastic milk bottles. As part of this effort, the firm has signed a lease deal on 20,000 ...
Tags: Nampak Plastics, Plastic bottles, Investment
Food Standard Scotland (FSS) is considering a package of measures to tackle advertising, promotion and potion size of certain foods and drinks, which would be considered for taxation and regulation in order to improve Scottish diet. ...
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House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 6% over the course of next year, according to the RICS housing forecast for 2016. With house prices predicted to rise across the whole of the UK in 2016, East Anglia is continuing the ...
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The world's stock markets are spiralling downwards. The U.S. equity market fell 10 percent last month. Investor terminology calls this a "correction" not a crash. But prospects don't look good. Big investors, banks and financial ...
Tags: Economic Crisis, investment banks
Baytree Interiors, which retails home accessories, lighting and furniture, has hired experienced interior designer Ella De Wastney to join its head office team based near Bedale. With over 25 years' experience in interior design, Ella ...
Tags: Baytree Interiors, designer, Furniture
The UK waste management companies are calling for minimization of Christmas waste through recycling and re-use methods, after the UK government disclosed alarming figures on Britain’s wrapping paper wastage amounting to 227,000 miles. ...