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  • Dunbia have announced that they are to close their Felinfach plant after the lease has come up for renewal. The closure affects 34 employees, who will now be out of a job.

  • Dee Smith of Pladis has revealed how McVities make continuous investments into employee satisfaction, focusing on health and wellbeing to create a positive working environment...

  • 95% of manufacturers are demanding changes to the Apprenticeship Levy, according to research conducted by EEF. Although there may be disagreements about the degree of change require, the overwhelming majority of businesses clearly want to see something different from the levy.

  • The poultry industry has announced a new apprenticeship standard to be launched in the UK.

  • Muller’s UK foodservice arm may be facing cuts, after the dairy company announced that they are making a review of this “loss-making” area of the business.

  • The impending sale of seafood manufacturer Young’s is causing mass confusion amongst both employees and local authorities – after they had announced plans to close their site in Annan.

  • 400 jobs are at risk at a 2 Sisters site in Grimsby, after the beleaguered food group began discussions on closing it down.

  • The Bargain Booze chain has been acquired by Bestway, saving 2,000 jobs which were thought to be at risk.

  • A cold storage operator in Telford has announced plans to expand, paving the way for new jobs at their site.

  • Young’s Seafood have revealed that they are going to create 200 jobs in Grimsby – at the same time as up to 450 jobs may be lost at their site in Annan.

  • The chief executive of 2 Sisters, Ranjit Boparan, is set to step down from his role...

  • Althams Butchers is planning to create up to 25 new jobs when they open their new factory in Lancashire...

  • Up to 90 jobs may be at risk at Peter’s Food Service, as the company announces plans to reduce production...

  • The government is reportedly considering introducing work permits and a seasonal agricultural scheme after we leave the European Union...

  • A new report called Cities Outlook 2018, by Centre for Cities, predicts that automation could put as many as 3.6 million jobs in the UK...

  • Meat processor Dunbia has spoken out to quash rumours about redundancies at one of its Welsh sites...

  • The Juice Executive, a Kent-based company, has announced that they are expanding and taking on more staff...

  • Willowbrook Foods have announced a £700,000 investment into a new factory at their site in Newtownards, County Down...

  • The owner of Poppets is selling the confectionery part of its business to an Irish food firm...

  • A new brand of bacon which claims to have health benefits due to the exclusion of nitrates is launching in the UK...