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3 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The specialist bakery manufacturer is evolving its visual branding, tone of voice and digital presence, with the goal of bringing its people, products and personality together under one unified brand for the first time in almost 10 years. Established in 2001 and last rebranded in 2015, Finsbury Food Group said that its new unified brand identity reflects the firm’s ambition to modernise and better showcase the “scale and creativity” of its operation.
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3 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The limited-edition 4.5% Hazy Pale is the first release as part of the Breaking Bread series, which will see Toast Brewing create new beers with a range of different partners including Adnams and Northern Monk. All beers from the Breaking Bread series will be available exclusively in more than 500 Co-op stores nationwide, with 440ml cans of the Hazy Pale set to retail at £3.
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3 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
Three users were identified as selling products without adequate allergen and ingredient labels. One product highlighted by the BBC had a label which read “not applicable” where the allergen information would usually be listed. TikTok Shop, an e-commerce platform run by social media firm TikTok, has since deleted the listings brought to its attention but the sellers remain active.
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4 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
Conducted by the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch, the ‘Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025’ assessed the five firms against a range of criteria including greenhouse gas emission reductions and the transition towards more sustainable practices.
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4 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The Wormingford-based business has said that the investment, which includes the installation of a second industrial fryer, will boost weekly crisp output by 40%. The factory has also been fitted with a new automated weighing and bagging system to support the increased production volume. Fairfields Farm, which remains a family owned business, installed its first industrial fryer last year and boosted production capacity by 90% as a result.
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4 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The price of Mamia First Infant Formula will remain at £6.99 for the remainder of 2025, with Aldi explaining the move as being part of its “ongoing commitment to provide affordable, quality products for parents”. The discount retailer also claimed that it’s the price point of its baby formular represents a £5 saving when compared to the average price of formula sold elsewhere during 2024.
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5 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The parent company behind brand such as McVitie’s, Jacob’s, GODIVA, Flipz and Ülker made the announcement after launching its commercial enterprise and distribution centre in Tashkent, which is the capital city of Uzbekistan. The distribution centre will enable Pladis to bring its Ülker brand to consumers across the country, with the brand set to reach more than 30,000 sales points through regional dealerships in 12 different cities.
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5 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The Treasury Wine Estates owned brand is aiming to bring in new consumers by expanding beyond Australian wines, with the Tempranillo launch following the success of its Argentinian Malbec. The 19 Crimes Tempranillo is a medium bodied, fruity wine with red and black cherry aromas, and spicy and smoked notes with a touch of oak. The 12% ABV wine is sold in 750ml bottles and will be available in Sainsbury’s stores nationwide and online from 29 June at an RRP of £7.50 per bottle.
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5 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The pair were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court last month (May 2025) after both pleaded guilty to causing harm to animals between January 2022 and April 2023. Richard Scarfe, who had previous convictions under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, was given an 11-month sentence (suspended for 12 months) and a lifetime ban from keeping animals, while his daughter Brogan Scarfe was handed a 12-month community order.
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5 days ago | 
foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
Reloop published the analysis ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, with the conclusions based on International Coastal Cleanup data from more than 80 countries. Entitled ‘Littered with evidence’, the report found that the proportion of drinks items in the litter stream was 54% lower in countries with a DRS. Among DRS-enforcing countries in Europe, plastic bottles accounted for an average of 0.5% of total litter in 2023, compared to 3.2% for those without a scheme.
