For many multi-site UK organisations, legacy infrastructure and fragmented security systems continue to create operational and cybersecurity challenges. That was the context facing Charlie Bigham’s when Mike Calverley joined as Head of IT in 2023, with a mandate to modernise systems and achieve Cyber Essentials Plus certification. A key area of concern was an ageing, […]
Continue Reading
93% of food and beverage (F&B) businesses feel confident they could manage a live product recall quickly and accurately – yet confidence is masking a readiness gap Nearly 4 in 5 of these same businesses believe product recalls and withdrawals are on the rise, and they estimate it would take them an average of four hours – almost half a shift – to trace every affected batch More than three […]
Continue Reading
A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the UK, scientists at the University of Reading have found. Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. In the UK alone there are hundreds of thousands of cases each year, costing an estimated […]
Continue Reading
892 appearances. 411 goals. One legendary number nine. Liverpool and Wales legend Ian Rush MBE, whose extraordinary senior career produced 411 goals in 892 appearances, has joined forces with Penderyn Distillery, the home of Welsh whisky, to launch NINE, a nine-year-old Welsh single malt whisky matured in Tawny port casks and personally selected by Rush himself. Named after […]
Continue Reading
Glasgow-based maker of diagnostic test kits has built a manufacturing success based on scientific excellence One of the most successful science-based companies in Scotland is about to celebrate 40 years of innovation, manufacture and export achievement after beginning its journey into the commercial world as a university spin-out. Glasgow-based R-Biopharm Rhône, which makes and distributes […]
Continue Reading
Following an abundance of nominations for truck stops nationwide, Ashford International Truckstop has been crowned the overall winner of business group Logistics UK’s national search for the Best Truck Stop of the Year 2026. Over 200 nominations were submitted, as HGV drivers around the UK had their say and highlighted the roadside facilities they thought […]
Continue Reading
When prominent wine producer Cave de Lugny needed additional cooling capacity during harvest season, Aggreko was chosen to provide an efficient and sustainable solution to preserve the quality of the wines while stored in the cellar. With the increased demand and prominence of heatwaves and droughts in Burgundy, France, putting this system in place came […]
Continue Reading
FIS Group is reimagining the future of food and drink Three businesses consolidated into one powerful specialist insight, innovation and product testing partner for food and drink Food Innovation Solutions, Good Sense Research and Cambridge Market Research have come together as one business, bringing more than 30 years of food and drink category heritage under […]
Continue Reading
Celebrating 80 years of brown flavour expertise and why that heritage matters more than ever when commodity markets cannot be relied upon Cocoa prices hit record highs in 2024, and coffee prices soon followed, surging to their highest level on record. At the same time, vanilla from Madagascar remains vulnerable to climate risk and seasonal […]
Continue Reading
Central South Food & Drink & Elevate Trade Expo 2027 – A complete showcase for hospitality excellence Three leading organisations from across the region’s food, drink and hospitality sectors are joining forces to create a major new trade showcase for 2027. Business South, Comax UK and Hampshire Fare will bring together producers, buyers, chefs, hospitality […]
Continue Reading