Category: Company News

The specialist bakery business, Finsbury Food Group has acquired Lees Foods in a cash deal reported to be worth £5.7 million. Renowned for its snowballs, teacakes and meringues Lees Foods has been in business since 1931 and has a workforce of around 200, based in Lanarkshire. Finsbury Food Group has said it believes the deal […]

Leading international agri-food firm revamps ERP platform for digital transformation Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that AB Agri, a leading international agri-food business providing animal feeds and services, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to digitally transform its global operation. The industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution will be delivered as a public cloud […]

Leading glass packaging company, Croxsons, is celebrating success in the recent ‘I Need a PA’ SME Surrey Business Awards 2022, having won both the Family Business of the Year Award and the highly sought after Overall Winner title. Winners were announced at a gala reception at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, on 9th February. The annual SME […]

Sappi’s food packaging customers benefit from a recyclable alternative to plastic composite packaging, facilitated by print-free coding and marking Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is pleased to announce the suitability of its D-Series CO2 laser coder as a coding and marking solution for food manufacturers utilising Sappi’s sustainable, fibre-based barrier papers for flexible packaging. Domino has […]

Once again, Busch Vacuum Solutions was distinguished as world market leader by the German business news magazine “WirtschaftsWoche”. Germany’s leading business magazine and the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, award the “World Market Leader” prize to companies that inspire their industry with trendsetting technologies as well as innovative products and services. Busch received the title […]

PACE Mechanical Handling has been appointed as the first UK representative for Innova’s Stretch Hood pallet wrapping system. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Castellón, Spain, Innova Group specialises in end-of-line strapping and wrapping, packaging machinery including its Stretch Hood system. Unique to the UK market, the Stretch Hood system guarantees total protection against humidity, […]

NTG Precision Engineering has marked its move to a new purpose-built facility with a series of production investments to further increase its capabilities and capacity. Having run a dual production schedule while it transferred its machinery and team from its previous premises to ensure minimal disruption to customer projects, the new 45,000 sq ft facility […]

Firstplay Dietary Foods is adding digitalisation to the menu with automation investment A specialist food manufacturer has experienced a 10-boost in productivity and is forecasting a 30% increase in turnover after investing in automation technology with the support of Made Smarter. Firstplay Dietary Foods, based in Stockport, makes a range of low protein products for […]