11+ hour, 53+ min ago  (562+ words) The decision to hold the Bank Rate is unsurprising. For food manufacturers, Gareth Anderson, head of business management at Allica Bank says it should allow for continued cautious growth over Q3. "Combined with better-than-expected inflation figures earlier in the week and…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (370+ words) The Lincolnshire-based firm says the nine new Toyota forklift trucks will form part of its commitment to supporting safety, efficiency and resilience across its operations at its Fosdyke site near Spalding. The new fleet includes six Toyota 8 FGF25 2. 5-tonne gas trucks…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago  (572+ words) The veteran executive said that repeated shocks from the Russia-Ukraine war, the Iran war and rampant global inflation have made it "much more difficult" for businesses like Mondel'z to operate in Europe. "I would say this has probably been the…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago  (419+ words) A research team led by the University of New South Wales has shown espresso-strength can be brewed at a low temperature in minutes. Traditional espresso preparation relies on elevated temperature (9095 "C) and high hydraulic pressure (9 bar) to force water through a…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (472+ words) The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning (17 June), show that the rate of increase in food and drink prices has slowed to a 17-month low. Reacting to the news, both the Institute of Grocery Distribution…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (655+ words) The pressure on food and drink manufacturers continues to heat up. VUCA " standing for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity " has become the norm. Producers are grappling with a convergence of crises, comprising fluctuating costs and regulation, alongside increasing supply fragility....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (594+ words) THG Ingenuity has launched a new AI shopping agent in collaboration with Google Cloud, The conversational AI has been designed to offer a "highly personalised shopping experience, with early pilot data revealing its ability to up customer engagement and drive…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (410+ words) Danish bakery and coffee house Ole & Steen, which operates 26 UK locations, has been fined after environmental health inspectors carried out a routine inspection at its Haymarket branch (No. 2, 56 Haymarket, St James's Market, London SW1 Y). During a January 2025 inspection, officers found evidence…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (655+ words) Europe does not need to lower its ambition on sustainability and should continue to play a leading role in transitioning to a more equitable and sustainable economic system. The challenge now is how this ambition can be delivered in a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1306+ words) In the food and drink industry, maintaining robust packaging standards is absolutely essential and yet, things still go wrong with surprising frequency. The vast majority of incidents on the UK market involve incorrect allergen labelling in a product's ingredient description....