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The Grocer

‘Disastrous’ pricing plan risks hundreds of jobs, says whisky maker
Whyte & Mackay has warned it would be forced to shed 300 jobs and close a bottling plant if the Scottish government’s minimum pricing plans for alcohol come to pass.
Glanbia eyes sale of Irish dairy arm
Glanbia is considering selling its Irish dairy and agri businesses to major shareholder Glanbia Co-operative Society.
Northern begins hiring for revamped Fox’s factory
Northern Foods has created 80 new jobs at its Fox’s biscuits factory in Lancashire.
‘Disastrous’ pricing plan risks hundreds of jobs, says whisky maker
Whyte & Mackay has warned it would be forced to shed 300 jobs and close a bottling plant if the Scottish government’s minimum pricing plans for alcohol come to pass.
Sainsbury’s bakery school to lure young talent
Sainsbury’s and Asda have laid out plans to attract more young people to a career in the grocery sector.
Glanbia eyes sale of Irish dairy arm
Glanbia is considering selling its Irish dairy and agri businesses to major shareholder Glanbia Co-operative Society.

The Perfumer & Flavorist

David Michael Appoints Business Development Specialist
David Michael has appointed Nicole Katz strategic business development specialist.
Headspace: A Symposium on Scent as Design on March 26
The event will bring together leading designers, scholars, scientists, artists, and perfumers to explore this new territory for design.
Symrise Receives Best European Business Award
In the “Growth Despite Crisis” category for mid-sized companies.
Govind Kelkar Passes Away at 78
Kelkar was globally acknowledged for his expertise in perfumery and essential oils.
IFF Appoints Azelis Fragrance Distributor for Western Europe
The agreement covers supply of fragrances for cleaners, detergents, fabric care, air care, personal wash, beauty care and fine fragrances.

Food Manufacture

Job losses at Envirowise as resource efficiency agencies brought under WRAP umbrella
A round of redundancies has begun at government-funded resource efficiency organisations in a bid to save more than £5M.
Dairy fined for polluting stream
Magistrates have fined a Herefordshire-based dairy £600 for causing waste water to enter a stream, killing a number of fish.
Progress on new groceries supply code
The Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) has successfully passed through its next parliamentary stage, after four hours of debate in parliament.
Antimicrobials could replace food preservatives
Interest is growing in the use of antimicrobials as a replacement for standard food preservatives such as sorbate, benzoate and sulphites, but much confusion exists about what is permitted, according to research organisation Campden BRI.

Food Ingredient First

J20 Boasts Bold New Look
The new design gives J2O a bold, fresh, modern look, creating great shelf standout great standout on shelf
Muller Rive Forges Ahead with New Pack Design and First Limited Edition
The new pack designs, which form part of the drive to position Müller Rice as a healthy, tasty snack, will be rolled out across the seven other Müller Rice flavours - Original, Strawberry, Raspberry, Apple, Blueberry, Vanilla Custard and Cherry - from early April.
Erbak Uludag Launches Limonata in Glass Bottles
Design and packaging choice is key to a brand's success and can often become iconic, and Uludag’s new glass bottle stance brings forward the power and influence of the successfully designed packaging.
Karper Range Gets New Look
The packaging redesign is the next step to ensure the continued success for one of Turkey’s bestselling cheese brands.

Food Standards Agency

Sainsbury's withdraws some mandarin jelly
Sainsbury's has withdrawn pots of Mandarin Jelly because of a packaging error. Pots a with a 'use by' date of 14 March 2010 actually contain Mandarin Royale (a dessert with layers of sponge, jelly and topped with cream), which contains milk, egg and wheat gluten.
Board agrees single front-of-pack label plan
The Agency's Board, at an open meeting held in Cardiff today, agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling that will best help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food.
Board meeting available online
Today's open Board meeting is now available as a video-on-demand and as a podcast. The agenda included discussions on front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling, the House of Lords Select Committee report on nanotechnologies and food, UK local authority food law enforcement, and the FSA Wales director?s report.
ACAF open meeting 3 March 2010
A summary of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) meeting held on 3 March 2010 is available. The meeting gave an opportunity for interested parties and members of the public to observe how this government advisory committee operates, and to follow the debate on a range of animal feed issues.
Scores on the Doors Working Group agenda published
The Food Standards Agency has published the agenda and papers for the meeting of the Scores on the Doors Working Group on Consistency Issues on Thursday 11 March.

Food and Drink Federation

Chancellor told: No more surprises
Food Industry Response to 'Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Two Years On' report
SFDF Symposium - The Future of Food: Can we strike the right balance?
SFDF Response to Scottish government obesity strategy
Food for Thought - Career Challenge for Scottish Schools
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