Birmingham wholesaler adds spice to expansion plans following £1.5m funding package
Food and packaging wholesaler, Indus Foods, will use funding to create a manufacturing and production hub and create a number of new jobs in the region. A Birmingham-based wholesale supplier of quality products to the food and drink industry has secured £1.5m from...
Leisure slump helps feed food fraud according to industry insiders
Beleaguered butchers are paying the price for the rising number of leisure businesses going bust, according to industry insiders, Regency Purchasing Group. One impact of this is the continuing problems of ‘food fraud’ in the UK. A recent report suggested that illegal...
Deadline fast approaching to enter UK Sausage Week competition
With another high level of entries this year, YPL Exhibitions & Events has extended the deadline for nominating and entering sausages into the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition until Thursday 29th August. There are 14 categories available in the UK Sausage Week...
Morrisons to close four supermarkets
Morrisons is to close four of its supermarkets with the potential loss of 400 jobs. The stores in question are in Swindon town centre, Ince, Crawley and Shirley in the West Midlands. A spokesperson for Morrisons said: "We will now be going through a consultation...
Tesco warns it may not list brands that use excessive plastics
At four meetings with over 1,500 suppliers, Tesco set out its vision for the next stage of its packaging agenda. The retailer is committed to removing excess packaging from Tesco brand and branded products. Tesco also briefed suppliers that from next year, the size...
