Jan 25, 2018 | News, Red Meat Processing
Following an unannounced inspection of Russell Hume’s Birmingham site on 12th January, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated it became aware of instances of non-compliance with food hygiene regulations. This led FSA to investigate all Russell Hume sites, and...
Jan 24, 2018 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has become the second major retailer to announce management restructure proposals this week, in a bid to introduce a “more efficient and effective structure”. The proposals are aimed at delivering cost savings, with Simon Roberts, retail and operations...
Jan 23, 2018 | News, Retailing
Tesco has announced major changes to simplify operations, affecting 1,700 jobs, in a bid to improve efficiency and competitiveness. As part of the changes, the role of people manager and compliance manager will be removed from large stores and fulfilment centres in...
Jan 22, 2018 | Baking, News, Sugar
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) has revealed a 4% increase in group revenue for the 16 weeks ended 6th January, despite a 12% drop in sugar revenue. ABF, whose brands include Jordans, Ryvita, Kingsmill, Patak’s and Silver Spoon, announced that, other than the...
Jan 19, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
A cross-party group of 200 MPs has signed a letter to the UK’s major supermarkets, urging them to scrap plastic packaging by 2023, “if not before”. The signatories have written to Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Asda and Marks & Spencer, on...
