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foodmanufacture.co.uk | Gwen Ridler |William Dodds
Now, every broiler farm supplying Avara will operate at a density of 30kg per square metre, down from the previous Red Tractor standard of 38 kg per square metre. Commenting on the change, incoming Avara CEO Chris Hall said: “Switching our programme to a lower stocking density is another step forward in quality and higher welfare with our customers, supplied here in the UK to standards shoppers can trust.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
The firm’s latest Farmland Market Update report has revealed that average arable land values climbed by 0.9% when compared with Q4 of 2024, reaching £9,811 per acre. This represents a 1.5% increase by comparison with Q1 of 2024. Meanwhile, pasture land values rose to £7,959 per acre, up 0.8% from Q4 of 2024. When compared with Q1 of 2024, pastoral land prices have risen by 1.9%.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds
Located at Omega Park, the £100 million facility was developed in partnership with logistics firm GXO Logistics and will employ more than 750 people. The new site is Iceland’s largest warehouse to date and will serve as a hub for distributing products to more than 350 Iceland stores, with the potential to expand its reach to 500 locations in the future. The distribution centre includes ambient, chill and frozen storage areas, while its partly powered by solar panels.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds |Gwen Ridler
Jones joined the global snacking firm earlier this month and will be responsible for quality and food safety across the entire business. With several years of experience in the food and drink sector, Jones served as technical director at Innocent Drinks between September 2022 and January 2024. Prior to that, he worked as interim director for quality, safety and environment at Britvic (now Carlsberg Britvic).
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds |Gwen Ridler
The protest was organised by animal protection charity The Humane League UK, which recently published a league table of UK supermarkets that ranked the retailers according to progress made towards eliminating the sale of caged hen eggs. All 10 supermarkets named in the rankings have committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs by the end of 2025, with Iceland ranking last.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | Gwen Ridler |William Dodds
Available from 28 April, the dark chocolate rocky road treats are filled with mini versions of Candy Kittens’ Wild Strawberry sweets and pieces of crunchy gluten-free biscuit, Rocky Roads will be available in the Free-From section at Morrisons and Ocado from the end of this month, rolling out to Tesco and Waitrose from June.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | Gwen Ridler |William Dodds
The family-owned bakery business announced the closure of its nine sites at the beginning of March through a social media post by owners Neil, Howard and Truddy Tubbs. They pointed to several factors that played into their decision, not least the current state of bakery manufacturing, inflation and a lack of consumer demand due to the cost-of-living-crisis.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds |Gwen Ridler
Retail operating profit for the year was £1.036 billion, up 7.2% from £966 million the year prior, while group revenue increased by 1.8% year-on-year to reach £32.8 billion. This translated to underlying pre-tax profits of £761 million and basic earnings per share of 10.4p. In its outlook for 2025/26, the retailer said it expects to deliver underlying operating profit of around £1 billion, alongside continue grocery volume growth ahead of the market.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | Bethan Grylls |Gwen Ridler |William Dodds
Wildly Tasty: Flexible food for familiesWildly Tasty creates plant-based for families and kids, available in two portions sizes to either serve one adult or two children, or one adult and two children. The range is designed to be nutritious and convenient, with six frozen meals currently available. The brand was designed and is run by “busy mums”, Hattie Yousefian, head of marketing for Wildy Tasty told Food Manufacture, and to encourage a love of vegetables and pulses at a young age.
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foodmanufacture.co.uk | Gwen Ridler |William Dodds
The investment covers all aspects of the company, from its Danbury hatchery to the Claydons processing plant where new management systems and refrigeration and processing equipment have been installed. Kelly Turkeys has also added new vehicles to its transport fleet, increased accommodation provided for seasonal workers at Danbury and six new posts added to the regular work force. Commenting on the investment, managing director Paul Kelly said: “We are investing in our future.
