Category: News
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Jacksons has launched sliced sourdough after investing in manufacturing capacity. Specialist equipment has enabled production the Yorkshire bakery could not previously undertake as it enters a growing retail bread category.
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Go-Pak has launched embossed festive hot cups for Christmas 2026. The double-wall range combines three mixed colourways with a tactile surface, reducing the need for separate sleeves or bespoke seasonal print runs.
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Nestlé plans a new Brazilian factory for infant formula production. The R$600m Ituiutaba development forms part of a R$2bn nutrition and health investment programme running through 2028.
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Hilton Foods is advancing three major manufacturing expansion projects globally. Canada launches in January, Saudi Arabian production is due this quarter, and stronger prepared-food demand is driving plans for additional Polish capacity.
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Production has ended at Kellanova’s historic Trafford Park cereal factory. Around 360 jobs are affected as manufacturing transfers to Wrexham following a closure process first announced in 2024.
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The FSA is advancing three CBD novel food authorisation applications. Proposed conditions cover a 10mg daily intake, mandatory warnings, controlled-cannabinoid limits, and defined permitted uses before ministers make final decisions.
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UK dairy exports fell despite record cheese and powder volumes. AHDB data shows a sharp product-mix change as milk and cream shipments declined during the first half of 2026.
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FSA proposals could reshape national regulation for large food businesses. Manufacturers are outside the initial retail focus, but discovery work begins this month on whether a future model could extend to them.
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Orderly has secured Innovate UK backing for factory AI trials. The six-month feasibility project will test stock and ordering technology inside an East Midlands prepared-food manufacturer.
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C.H. Guenther has opened a bakery innovation centre in Coventry. The 172m² facility combines commercial-scale baking, sensory testing, demonstrations, and customer development alongside the company’s £38m production plant.