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Britvic profits up 10% year-on-year during H1

Drinks manufacturer Britvic has enjoyed a positive first half to its year, revealing growth in revenue, volumes and profit.

Scottish shortbread manufacturer secures £750k to help drive exports

Dean’s of Huntly is using trade finance provided by Virgin Money and guaranteed by UK Export Finance to meet overseas demand as far afield as Australia and China.

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Innovating amidst the challenges: harnessing data and digital tools for NPD

With an increasing number of regulatory, social and environmental challenges, NPD in the food manufacturing sector is becoming increasingly complex. Discover why digitalisation, data and networking are revolutionising the process.

Around 100 people are employed at the Pipers Crisps facility in Lincolnshire. Credit: PepsiCo

PepsiCo investing £8m into UK crisps manufacturing facility

Global F&B firm PepsiCo has announced an £8m investment into its Pipers Crisps manufacturing site in Brigg, Lincolnshire.

The Quadram Institute looked at more than 2,500 plant-based products. Credit: Upside Foods

‘Huge variation’ in nutritional value of plant-based products

There is currently a “huge amount of variation” in the nutritional qualities of plant-based products on the UK market, a new study has found.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted the Farm to Fork Summit at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday 14 May, with stakeholders from across the entire agriculture and food production industry alongside cabinet ministers in attendance. Credit: Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street

Farm to Fork Summit: What has the Government promised?

Yesterday’s second Farm to Fork Summit saw Downing Street announce a series of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s agri-food sector. Here’s the key takeaways…

Parm and Satvinder Bains founded the business in 2020. Credit: SHICKEN

'The plant-based category is a marathon, not a sprint'

SHICKEN founders Parm and Satvinder Bains tell Food Manufacture about their longstanding commitment to the creation of authentic Asian plant-based dishes and how they grew from a kitchen start-up to build a multi-million-pound business and a state-of-the-art...

Jon Poole speaks to James Eid (pictured below) founder of Earth & Wheat to hear how he's harnessing creativity

Breaking bread: James Eid’s recipe for creative leadership

James Eid is the founder of Earth and Wheat, a subsidiary of his family’s business, Signature Flatbreads. At only 24 years old, Eid has, through his enthusiasm and creativity, challenged the family business and also the wider food industry by re-thinking...