Food supply chain workers exempt from isolation rules
Food manufacturing and supermarket depot workers contacted by NHS Test and Trace will be able to continue working if they test negative daily, whether or not they are vaccinated.
Weetabix workers vote to strike at Northamptonshire factory
A 24-hour stoppage will be called within a week from 28th July after Weetabix workers in the Usdaw union unanimously voted to take industrial action over a shift payments dispute.
Bakkavor announces recruitment drive to fill 1,500 jobs
Fresh prepared food manufacturer Bakkavor is recruiting for 1,500 food production vacancies across its 23 UK factories.
Weetabix faces second ballot on strike action
Workers at the Weetabix Kettering site will vote on whether to strike over a pay dispute, just days after planned industrial action was averted.
New research looks to optimise continuous processing to boost product throughput
Campden BRI has begun investigating how to minimise over-processing to help manufacturers maintain product quality, reduce energy costs and increase profitability. The research team aims to establish a more accurate method for calculating the overall lethality of a continuous flow process, enabling better optimised, and safe, thermal processes.
