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£11 million investment planned for Avara Foods site

Oct 20, 2020

Food manufacturer Avara Foods is spending record sums at its processing site in Brackley, Northamptonshire, with an £11 million investment into production and staff facilities. The investment will focus on equipping and fitting out a new packing hall to improve...

Young’s Seafood owner takes over Greenland Seafood

Oct 20, 2020

Eight Fifty Food Group has announced the acquisition of one of Europe’s leading seafood companies, Greenland Seafood, for an undisclosed fee. Greenland is one of mainland Europe’s largest producers of frozen seafood products and employs approximately 600 people across...

Welsh food manufacturer ends blended cheese production to focus on exports

Oct 20, 2020

The Abergavenny Fine Food Co. is set to end its production of flavoured, blended cheeses in order to focus on expanding and developing its exports and value-added lines. The company says it has been experiencing a significant growth in this area over the last five...

Food industry “concerned” by PM’s no-deal comments

Oct 19, 2020

Key figures across the food industry have issued concern after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the UK could be heading for a no-deal Brexit. Speaking after a summit last week, which Johnson had previously said was the deadline for a deal, he said that trade...

BBC meat documentary pulled up on impartiality

Oct 16, 2020

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has had its complaint about impartiality upheld by the BBC over the documentary entitled ‘Meat: A Threat to Our Plant?’ The BBC1 documentary aired in November 2019 and was presented by science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin. The...

Gourmet Burger Kitchen rescued by 2 Sisters owner

Oct 16, 2020

The holding company of 2 Sisters Food Group, Boparan Holdings, has bought the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurant chain out of administration. Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), which also owns Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner, will acquire the restaurant chain from...

NFU president meets with Prime Minister to discuss British standards

Oct 15, 2020

National Farmers Union (NFU) president, Minette Batters, has met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss the need for action to safeguard British farming’s standards in trade policy. Batters urged the Prime Minister to increase the parliamentary scrutiny of trade...