By Rachael Porter Poultry packaging companies have a myriad of boxes to tick – food safety, extended shelf-life, low cost, high impact, and environmentally friendly are…
Month: April 2018
By Rachael Porter Automated egg grading and packing is not only reducing the cost of labour but it’s also lightening the load for egg packing plant…
With everything going on in the world of politics, from Brexit to Russian spies, it’s perhaps surprising how rapidly the topic of plastic packaging has jumped…
Britain’s biggest private food manufacturer is proud to have joined an elite group of just 25 organisations in the world to unite on the global food…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union met a number of political representatives this week to update them on a range of issues affecting farmers. This is part of…
Growing consumer demand for new levels of transparency are set to disrupt the food industry in the wake of continued food scares, according to a Cranswick…
The Poultry Industry Programme (PIP) is calling anyone planning their next career move to consider exciting opportunities in the poultry sector and to join a special…
The NFU is relaunching its Fodder Bank to help members find animal feed for their farms, or sell any surplus to assist others, after wet weather…
Windows and enrichments are to become compulsory in new phased in standards, aimed at improving bird welfare and matching production standards with consumer expectation. After several…
Initially it looked like a clumsy attempt to placate animal rights protesters. A few days after footage of poorly kept hens in colony barns was published…