Category: Operations
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JBM Packaging has opened new contract-packing capacity in southwest Ohio. The 52,500-square-foot Lebanon facility adds filling, kitting, warehousing, and packaging capability while releasing space at the company’s existing headquarters for further paper-packaging equipment.
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Tesco has recalled coleslaw after an allergen labelling error emerged. Some packs may contain a different potato-salad product containing mustard, creating a risk because the allergen is not declared on the exterior label.
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Fylde Fresh has secured new backing through a management buyout. Chiltern Capital has taken a controlling stake in the prepared-produce processor, which handles around 1,000 tonnes each week across its Preston and Leeds operations.
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UK food supply resilience remains untested against catastrophic national disruption. The National Audit Office says recent shocks were absorbed largely by industry, but government preparedness has not kept pace with more severe risks.
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David Wood Baking has been fined after a conveyor injury. A worker suffered multiple fractures after becoming trapped in an unguarded roller while cleaning a sausage-roll production line at the company’s Sheerness factory.
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FrieslandCampina has completed two major upgrades at its Gerkesklooster site. The Dutch cheese plant now combines streamlined milk reception with upgraded whey processing intended to improve resource efficiency and increase the value recovered from milk streams.
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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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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.