Quicker decision making and more flexible business approaches are the two key benefits being enjoyed at Enfield-based Snowbird Foods in the wake of a management buyout.

The head of food business at charity Compassion in World Farming has picked out Unilever and Noble Foods as two firms which have made great strides in improving animal welfare standards in recent years.

If you thought ice cream and cold drink manufacturers were the only ones working flat out during the recent scorching weather, think again.

A company making handmade fudge is predicting a 40% to 60% rise in turnover over each of the next two years as high-end retailers increasingly seek to stock its products.

Seabrook Crisps is edging back into the black after what its chief executive conceded had been a testing two years.

Soaring ingredient costs will continue to be the biggest bugbear for food manufacturers across the next 12 months, believes the boss of Pukka Pies.

Staff will rise to tough new standards and adapt to new working conditions provided firms can demonstrate they are putting their money where their mouths are and invest in the best possible kit.

Food manufacturers and retailers need to use waste and surplus goods to benefit local communities, rather than as potential revenue streams.

It is “staggering” how many food and drink firms aren’t aware of how much help and support is available to enable them to exploit export opportunities.

The boss of a family ice cream firm says “weather-proofing” the business has put it on a sound footing, as it plans to expand over the next year.