May 6, 2021 | Chilled Foods, News, Ready Meals
2 Sisters Food Group’s prepared meals factory, RF Brookes in Rogerstone, South Wales is creating 150 new jobs in a major boost to the region as the business eases its way out of lockdown.
May 21, 2020 | Chilled Foods, Coronavirus, News
Cold Chain Federation president, Tim Moran, has called for Government to commit to supporting food supply chain businesses through their ‘most dangerous time’, when their foodservice customers reopen slowly and partially over the coming months. The Cold Chain...
Apr 8, 2020 | Chilled Foods, Coronavirus, News
The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has provided an insight into the effects Covid-19 is having on UK cold chain businesses, with businesses reporting a 15% loss of staff due to the virus. The Federation has reported that current absentee rates are between 10-15% in...
Nov 7, 2019 | Cheese, Chilled Foods, Dairy, Food Equipment & Services, News
Irish dairy company, Ornua, officially opened its new €30 million pizza cheese facility in Ávila, Spain. According to Ornua, the new 35,000-tonne mozzarella and pizza cheese facility has the potential to double in size to enhance the company’s capacity and...
Aug 30, 2019 | Chilled Foods, News, Retailing
A.F. Blakemore & Son Limited is “energised and ready for the year ahead”, after a year of significant investment and reorganisation, said its chairman Peter Blakemore. His comments come as the company announces its financial results for the year ending 30th April...
Jul 25, 2019 | Chilled Foods, News
Several supermarkets, including, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda have recalled Quorn products amid health fears that its Chilled Cocktail Sausages could contain fragments of metal, due to a production issue. Quorn issued a statement saying: “This product...