South African drinks manufacturer Kingsley Beverage is investing £36m to build a new 150,000 sq ft manufacturing plant near Peterborough. The plant will be the first in Europe for the international company, whoalready have sever factories in Africa and the…

Zenith Hygiene Group has successfully acquired Harrogate based business Cater-Lyne as it looks to increase its offering to the food services industry. Cater-Lyne is a family run business with a 30 year history, founded by Ted Collings, which manufactures, supplies…

Listed Lancashire toilet roll manufacturing firm Accrol Group Holdings is to set up a new manufacturing plant in Leyland, which will create 80 new jobs. Work on the plant will start in January and will measure 168,000 sq ft when…

Food equipment manufacturing firm Concept Engineering has designed the UK’s first machine to solve dried fruit solution. The Concept Fruit Breaker System specifically loosens up dried fruit and is said to fit perfectly into production lines and has the capability…

Abergavenny Fine Foods has opened a new £10 million manufacturing plant a year on from a devastating fire which led to the destruction of its main manufacturing site. The Prince of Wales made a special visit to open the new…

Today Air Products’ announced it has extended its contract with Young & Co.’s Brewery, which will see the company supply its Leisure CryoEase® drinks dispense systems and helium to all 172 of the British pub chain’s outlets following new installations…

Traditional sweets manufacturing firm Maxilin Crawford, based in Bolton, has acquired the assets of its former competitor Tilley’s Sweets. Maxilin Crawford secured the deal for Tilley’s for an undisclosed fee with support from RBS Invoice Finance, NatWest and Lombard, the…

Scottish Pastry Maker Completes First Phase of £3.6m Investment : A Scottish pie and pastry manufacturer has targeted working with new food makers after finishing phase one of a £3.6 million investment into the facility. Bells Food Group has extended…