News Archive Pages...
January 1, 2006 onwards
March 2001 - May 2003

 

Dec 20	Region gets UK's first bioethanol plant
Dec 20	FoodEast's top 5 news stories
Dec 19	ABF profits down
Dec 19	Avian quarantine review published
Dec 19	Defra publishes sustainable development plans
Dec 19	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Dec 16	Cadbury Schweppes announces new investments
Dec 16	Tesco and Sainsbury lead in growth stakes
Dec 16	New test to identify bird flu
Dec 16	Envirowise offers a recipe for cost savings
Dec 13	Britvic floats
Dec 13	Forum calls for Tesco crackdown
Dec 13	FoodEast's top 5 news stories
Dec 13	What the weekend papers said
Dec 12	Premier Foods sells Jonker Fris
Dec 12	New non-executive director for Fengrain
Dec 12	Commission adopts green paper on healthy eating
Dec 12	Poultry keepers urged to register flocks
Dec 12	British Cereals Update
Dec 9	Greene King earnings boost
Dec 9	Suffolk jellies for international bellies
Dec 9	Heinz tops grocery poll
Dec 9	Heinz's HP inquiry moves forward
Dec 9	Peas to the Nation!
Dec 5	New packaging for Angel Delight
Dec 5	Sainsbury's and Waitrose top Quality Food & Drink awards
Dec 5	Pulse Marketing Update
Dec 5	A vision for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy
Dec 5	Suppliers feel good about global relationships, says IGD
Dec 2	New FoodEast Flyer
Dec 1	100 job losses at Geest
Dec 1	Worldwide Fruit receives award
Dec 1	99 new vacancies on our jobs page
Dec 1	More innovation at FoodEast
Dec 1	Anglia Business Solutions is awarded Microsoft Competency
Nov 29	NFU climate change report
Nov 29	British Sugar's latest innovation
Nov 29	Britvic tests the water among 16 to 24s
Nov 29	New group finance director for Greene King
Nov 29	Tesco supports Eat in Colour
Nov 29	What the weekend papers said
Nov 29	FoodEast's top 5 news stories
Nov 28	Manufacturing a free lunch!
Nov 28	Bright Blue Congo from Beds
Nov 28	Tesco sales rise strongly
Nov 28	Safeway goes
Nov 28	Supermarkets "push unhealthy foods"
Nov 25	EU agrees sugar subsidy cut
Nov 25	Free packaging workshop
Nov 25	Fresh faces for Daniels Chilled Foods
Nov 25	A dining boom, says Geest
Nov 25	Innovative business support initiative
Nov 22	Cadbury Schweppes Europe Beverages under offer
Nov 22	Good news for Morrisons
Nov 22	Onion crop down
Nov 22	What the weekend papers said
Nov 22	FoodEast's top 5 news stories
Nov 17	Government urged to stand firm over sugar reform
Nov 16	Fengrain boosted by supplier support
Nov 16	FSA opts for traffic lights
Nov 16	Uniq posts loss
Nov 16	Northern Foods posts higher profits
Nov 16	Sainsbury's see sales growth
Nov 16	Asda's sales flat
Nov 16	Tastes of Bedfordshire Mark launched
Nov 15	Drinks giant floats
Nov 15	Import concerns as organic food sales boom
Nov 15	What the weekend papers said
Nov 15	FoodEast's top 5 new stories
Nov 11	Report slams farmer-funded generic advertising
Nov 11	ASDA looks at major produce supplier shakeup
Nov 11	Brits spend most on meals on-the-go
Nov 11	Green light for green fuels
Nov 11	More of you getting more from FoodEast!
Nov 11	More jobs at FoodEast
Nov 11	Norwich young scientist among Europe's best
Nov 10	ABF posts higher earnings
Nov 10	Have you an appetite for cost savings?
Nov 10	Free funding advice for Essex farmers
Nov 10	M&S food sales boost
Nov 10	Consumer confidence hits new low
Nov 10	EU launches farm animal welfare consultation
Nov 8	EEDA initiatives pay dividends for Parripak
Nov 8	EU sugar reform evidence
Nov 8	Industry raises skills concerns with government
Nov 8	What the weekend papers said
Nov 7	Parripak's latest innovation
Nov 7	Defra funding for Herts brewery
Nov 7	Compass dismisses 3 executives
Nov 7	Sham ham: 'a cocktail of water and additives'
Nov 7	Valley Grown Salads choose LinkFresh
Nov 4	Premier Foods buys Cauldron
Nov 4	Barracuda snaps up Greene King man
Nov 4	Suffolk packaging innovation
Nov 4	PGI status for Lincolnshire sausages?
Nov 4	New BSE information booklet
Oct   31	National skills academy secured
Oct   31	Fengrain returns strong performance
Oct   31	Pulse Marketing Update
Oct   31	What the weekend papers said
Oct   28	Competition Commission to review Heinz/HP Foods deal
Oct   28	Carrots get promo push
Oct   28	EU offers to cut tariffs
Oct   28	EU bans some live bird imports
Oct   28	Report calls for changes to by-products rules
Oct   28	ASDA sinks in seafood league table
Oct   28	FSA publishes seafood surveys
Oct   26	EFSA advice on avian flu
Oct   25	Whitbread profits up but jobs cut
Oct   24	Fenmarc Produce wins award
Oct   24	Lots of jobs at FoodEast
Oct   24	Potato day pack launched
Oct   24	What the weekend papers said
Oct   21	Read all about it - new FoodEast Flyer!
Oct   21	Powters' sausages snapped up by Sainsbury's
Oct   21	Geest buys Hitchen Foods
Oct   21	Arla Foods sells London Food Service
Oct   21	Record Somerfield performance
Oct   17	Free water saving workshop - Book now
Oct   17	More jobs at FoodEast
Oct   17	New Permanent Secretary for Defra
Oct   17	EU recipe for future food research
Oct   13	Save Water, Save Money - Book now
Oct   13	Premier sells tea business
Oct   13	M&S reports higher sales
Oct   13	Northern Foods sales rise
Oct   13	Bird flu takes a step closer
Oct   13	Public have say on diet research
Oct   11	Save Water, Save Money - Don't miss out
Oct   11	Greenvale strikes Gold
Oct   11	Greencore sells pizza business
Oct   11	Unilever to choose London HQ says paper
Oct   11	Consumers shun salt says FSA
Oct   10	Sainsbury posts third quarter of sales growth
Oct   10	Transforming school food
Oct   10	Robinsons to deliver the big screen magic of Narnia
Oct   10	Search for Taste of Britain launched
Oct   10	Salt sales suffer, while pepper and herbs soar
Oct   7	Cut your training bill in half
Oct   7	Save waste, save money
Oct   7	New range for potato lovers
Oct   7	Solanum launches phase III of 'Plough to Plate'
Oct   4	Premier Foods in talks to sell Typhoo
Oct   4	Tango, trick or treat? Gotans coming to your store
Oct   4	Somerfield wins again
Oct   4	Florette's record sales
Oct   4	What the weekend papers said
Oct   3	Regional partners wanted for apprenticeship programme
Oct   3	Men overtake woman on food spend, says Geest
Oct   3	EDDA's Food and Drink Strategy
Oct   3	Compass profits point south
Sep 30	Junk food to be banned in schools
Sep 30	"School fruit has more pesticides" response
Sep 30	87 new vacancies on our jobs page
Sep 30	More innovation at FoodEast
Sep 30	Minimum wage extended to 16 and 17 year olds
Sep 27	Salads top of British menu
Sep 27	BigBarn improves school meals
Sep 27	Food skills centres could be open next year
Sep 27	Why apple allergen survives food processing
Sep 27	Battery cages must be banned, says RSPCA
Sep 26	British Sugar launches Crystalsweet
Sep 26	Greene King gets green-light
Sep 26	Bottling a taste of Cambridgeshire
Sep 26	Save money while saving the environment
Sep 26	Sylvia Jay to chair Food From Britain
Sep 26	Food industry survey reveals 'quiet revolution'
Sep 26	Celebrity cow visits farm shop!
Sep 26	Freshgro shows off Chantenay
Sep 26	Pulse Marketing Update
Sep 22	Heinz to sell three sites in the region
Sep 22	"School fruit has more pesticides" claim
Sep 22	Tesco profits soar
Sep 22	Top three supermarkets pull ahead
Sep 20	New UK managing director for Uniq
Sep 20	Major fire at egg packing plant
Sep 20	Glass and needles found in Kingsmill bread
Sep 20	British bangers get premium positioning
Sep 20	Fruit and veg scheme increases awareness
Sep 20	Older cattle to enter food chain
Sep 20	Weekend news
Sep 16	Howzat! new issue of the FoodEast Flyer
Sep 14	ABF's results soured by sugar sales
Sep 14	IGD launch food management scholarships
Sep 14	ABF launches healthier Ovaltine
Sep 14	EFSA reviews food dye data
Sep 12	Somerfield sales up
Sep 12	Asda gets canny with salt
Sep 12	Sainsbury's is SO organic
Sep 12	Brits want the best of both worlds
Sep 12	Brits experiencing 'food scare fatigue'
Sep 9	Jordans wins award
Sep 9	Premier Foods profit up, but sales dip
Sep 9	Greene King trading in line
Sep 9	British Sugar launches new website
Sep 9	Public consultation on wild boar
Sep 9	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Sep 5	Lots of jobs at FoodEast
Sep 5	J O Sims targets manufacturers
Sep 5	Pepsi Max packs a winning Punch this festive season
Sep 5	Tastes of Anglia at London Exhibition
Sep 2	Jordans innovates hot cereals sector
Sep 2	'Organic tastes better!' campaign
Sep 2	Organic vegetables survey
Sep 2	Pulse Marketing Update
Aug 26	Too much pop prompts Britvic recall
Aug 26	Top three supermarkets pull ahead
Aug 26	New deal for regional food producers
Aug 24	Greene King buys rival
Aug 24	St Peter's Brewery for sale
Aug 24	More innovation at FoodEast
Aug 24	Secrets of successful pathogen revealed
Aug 18	More stores for Sainsbury
Aug 18	Food and Farming Awards 2005
Aug 18	Ad watchdog rules against Asda
Aug 18	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Aug 16	Sweet success for British Sugar
Aug 16	Heinz becomes sauce source
Aug 16	Saving food miles
Aug 16	New director for Sainsbury
Aug 16	OFT considers expected Waitrose deal
Aug 12	More jobs at FoodEast
Aug 12	Organic and Local Open Day
Aug 12	Co-op director takes on dual role
Aug 12	Private firms milked by 'PC' tribunals
Aug 10	Prince of Wales to address FDF seminar
Aug 10	FoodEast company gets closer to nature
Aug 10	Co-op switches to degradable bags
Aug 10	Last orders for new licensing law
Aug 8	British Sugar's latest innovation
Aug 8	Improve refocuses skills roles
Aug 8	Retailers make the Right Choice at Britvic workshops!
Aug 8	Blight tide could turn
Aug 5	Unite your workforce with diversity training
Aug 5	British Sugar sponsors Student Baker of the Year
Aug 5	No need for more supermarket regulation
Aug 5	Downturn in growth for small firms
Aug 5	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Aug 3	67 new vacancies on our jobs page
Aug 3	New drive on packaging waste
Aug 3	FSA targets salt in foods
Aug 3	Potato growing inspires kids
Aug 1	More innovation at FoodEast
Aug 1	Fortunes turn for Asda
Aug 1	FSA nutrient profiling consultation launched
Aug 1	Environment Agency threatens firms with ASBOs
Aug 1	Pulse Marketing Update
July 29	MBM to close Midlands sites
July 29	Premier Foods expands Grossman brand
July 29	Full on food is full on St Peter's Organic Ale
July 29	Cadbury sales up strongly
July 29	Salad group defends MAP and chlorine use
July 29	Morrison's sales up 5%
July 29	Watchdog says Somerfield take-over damages competition
July 25	38 more jobs at FoodEast
July 22	Napoleon invades Suffolk
July 22	Geest finds the "foodie forties" generation
July 22	Britvic hails sales rise
July 22	OFT called to "match bark with bite" over supermarkets
July 22	Take "healthy salad" with a pinch of salt
July 22	Bender leaves Defra for DTI
July 20	Newcastle Disease update
July 20	Greene King confirm MD appointment
July 20	New appointments at JO Sims
July 20	Geest supports local community
July 20	M&S lose director
July 15	Food transport costs society £9bn a year
July 15	Bernard Matthews cuts back on Lincs farms
July 15	Supermarket suppliers "mistreated"
July 15	M&S food sales rise
July 15	Sainsbury details recovery strategy
July 15	Lords look at sugar reform
July 15	UK served notice over biofuel target
July 15	Norwich scientists track smart food choices in schools
July 15	Euro court ruling "body blow" for food supplement business
July 13	Suffolk bangers for Brits abroad
July 13	Innovation from Wisbech
July 13	Premier Foods trading in line
July 13	ABF buys Littlewoods
July 13	Tiptree strawberry race stars world's oldest picker
July 13	New food and drink apprenticeships
July 13	Humble spud sprouts surprise
July 13	Potato crop face blight threat warns BPC
July 8	Greene King reports record year
July 8	Banham Poultry ends odour flap
July 8	Greene King buys Ridley's
July 8	Somerfield profits jump
July 8	New director at Sainsbury's
July 4	68 new vacancies on our jobs page
July 4	More innovation at FoodEast
July 4	Appointment of new FSA Chair
July 4	ECR UK announces new Chairs
July 1	Fenmarc fronts Asda training initiative
July 1	Tesco breaches 30% share barrier
July 1	Blight following trend
July 1	New manager for AgChemAccess
July 1	Pulse Marketing Update
July 1	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
June 29	Herts flavourers win Queen's Award
June 29	MBM potatoes toasted
June 29	Suffolk firm offers instant traceability
June 29	Andersons East on the move
June 27	Picked poults promise Christmas cracker
June 27	Tesco sales up
June 27	Children's Food Bill reintroduced
June 24	ABF response to EU sugar plan
June 24	Brits still turned off by online food shopping
June 24	Sainsbury sales up in first quarter
June 24	Broom's Barn aphid report
June 22	EU sugar reform will cut prices by 39%
June 22	Heinz buys HP
June 22	Britvic denies Cadbury merger rumour
June 22	Morrison names new non-execs
June 20	"Appalling burgers" spur local food demand in Peterborough
June 20	Farm wages set for hike
June 20	'Roots' website to develop flourishing careers
June 20	Supasweet innovation from FoodEast company
June 20	Pinguin signs up with TNS
June 20	No added sugar for Fruit Spring
June 20	New role for Britvic MD
June 20	Food poisoning cases fall
June 20	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
June 17	Red meat 'linked to cancer risk',says Cambs study
June 17	British Sugar launches Invasweet syrup
June 17	Robinsons Fruit Shoot to 'get good' this summer
June 17	MBM launches 'Potato Lovers' brand
June 17	Sainsbury's reports profits down
June 17	FSA salt labelling survey
June 17	Broom's Barn aphid report
June 15	FoodEast to get UK's first bioethanol plant
June 15	Banham Poultry lodges renewables appeal
June 15	Fresh head for beer company
June 15	Saskatoon comes to FoodEast
June 15	Sainsbury's vow to keep prices low
June 13	FoodEast membership up
June 13	More jobs at FoodEast
June 13	Christian Salvesen profits up
June 13	Livestock farmers learn more about conservation
June 13	Nominations sought for prestigious potato industry award
June 10	International award for 'The Beer to Dine For'
June 10	Recycle your waste polythene locally
June 10	Morrisons expects profits down
June 10	Consumers put taste and quality before price
June 10	New livestock guide for eastern region
June 10	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
June 8	New FoodEast Flyer
June 8	Premier buys Quorn
June 8	Powters launch brand new banger
June 8	SPICE project update
June 8	Report calls for supermarket size cap
June 6	Heinz sell off in Norfolk?
June 6	Campbell launches V8 fruit and vegetable juice
June 6	Britvic encourages customers to J20in in
June 6	Strong growth in shallot market
June 6	Tesco and Sainsbury continue their upward trends
June 6	Funding secured for management training
June 6	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
June 3	Fenmarc - fresh and ready!
June 3	Fruit Shoot gets tropical
June 3	Supermarket suppliers fail to complain
June 3	Pulse Marketing Update
June 3	Brooms Barn aphid report
June 1	EFI 2005 - Don't miss it
June 1	Yes peas!
June 1	New animal welfare standards agreed
June 1	Morrison to take backseat
June 1	Asda aims to double home shopping
May 30	FoodEast success in new £4m skills programme
May 30	Defra offers food research cash
May 30	New Director for Herbert Industrial
May 30	New Customer Director for Sainsbury's
May 30	£250,000 fine for British Sugar
May 30	FoodEast scientists win award
May 30	New farm shop for Suffolk
May 30	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
May 27	Uniq announces job losses
May 27	Norfolk produce promoted with new cooperative logo
May 27	New Director General for FDF
May 27	New Quality Assurance Manager for Fengrain
May 27	FSA announces new food safety initiative
May 27	Broom's Barn aphid report
May 25	Uniq blames UK performance for losses
May 25	New brewing MD for Greene King
May 25	Cadbury launches low calorie chocolate bars
May 25	Profits and sales tumble at M&S
May 23	Big price cuts leaked in sugar regime reform document
May 23	Cadbury Schweppes on track for sales growth
May 23	Diet Pepsi reformulated for 2005
May 23	More jobs at FoodEast
May 23	Convenience stores lead grocery market
May 23	FSA sets up incidents task force
May 20	New look and new flavour for J20
May 20	Sainsbury profit meets forecasts in 'tough' market
May 20	Compass Group profits fall
May 20	FSA launches next phase of signpost labelling
May 20	Broom's Barn aphid report
May 18	Green Card will cut costs for employers
May 18	Queens Speech
May 18	FoodEast MP appointed DTI shadow
May 18	New chairman for M&S
May 18	Co-op appoints new CEO for food retail
May 18	Another profit warning at Morrisons
May 18	Tesco's record staff bonus
May 18	DOPEI reverts to DTI
May 16	Cadbury Schweppes buys Green & Black's
May 16	Tourists demand local produce
May 16	Britvic launches new website
May 16	Somerfield sales fall
May 16	Asda profits 'below plan'
May 16	Bigger is not better for fresh produce companies
May 16	Broom's Barn aphid report
May 13	Flamingo makes approach to Lingarden
May 13	FoodEast firm helps Sainsbury's aim local
May 13	New ministerial teams announced
May 13	Masstock announces new crop marketing alliances
May 13	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
May 11	Spring Cool - clear success, under threat
May 11	FoodEast firm caught in Para Red scare
May 11	Robinsons for Milk to play "Hide and Seek"
May 11	IGD identifies retailers to watch
May 9	Tesco increases market share again
May 9	United Co-op approaches Somerfield
May 9	Unilever profits up
May 9	FSA pulls more illegal dye food
May 9	BPC website improves blight warning
May 9	HDRA release organic crops storage report
May 5	Geest takeover gets regulator's approval
May 5	Sainsbury's acquires convenience store operator
May 5	Natures Way take the Linkfresh route
May 5	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Apr 29	WTO finding on EU sugar regime
Apr 29	BBQ's offer big soft drinks sales opportunity
Apr 29	School meals should be free say, caterers
Apr 29	Half of Britain fed up with healthy eating do-gooders, says Mintel
Apr 29	Pulse Marketing Update
Apr 29	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Apr 29	FoodEast firm launches Jersey pottery promotion
Apr 29	Processed meats pumped up with water
Apr 29	Children encouraged to advertise food to themselves
Apr 29	Tesco launches 'nutritional signpost' labelling
Apr 27	FoodEast firm receives top award
Apr 27	Overseas Nationals have "positive impact" on food industry
Apr 27	FDF spells out label lessons
Apr 27	Asda announces break with battery eggs
Apr 25	48 new vacancies this week
Apr 25	Greene King finance director to leave
Apr 25	Opportunities for small businesses to raise profile
Apr 25	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Apr 22	Geest shareholders approve Bakkavor bid
Apr 22	Greene King profits up
Apr 22	Geest reports results
Apr 22	Ad watchdog rejects salt complaint
Apr 22	One third of all food wasted
Apr 20	ABF profits up
Apr 20	Carr's profits rise
Apr 20	Smile - award winning innovation from Higgins
Apr 20	EU publishes GM products list
Apr 18	FoodEast company earns certification
Apr 18	FDF gives industry lead on lifestyle and diet
Apr 18	Experience time bomb - the clock is ticking
Apr 18	Lantra launches horticulture review
Apr 18	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Apr 15	Tastes of Anglia on the move
Apr 15	FoodEast company provides hi-tech solution
Apr 15	M & S insists recovery on track despite falling sales
Apr 15	Baugur joins consortium for Somerfield bid
Apr 13	Noddy and Big-Ears boost veg with FoodEast firm
Apr 13	Skills Green Card launched
Apr 13	Tesco profits over £2bn
Apr 13	Jamie's lessons change eating habits for 11m adults
Apr 13	UK fails to meet packaging waste targets
Apr 11	UK fruit and veg purchases down, says Defra
Apr 11	Asda switches frozen veg supply to UK grower base
Apr 11	Appointments to new Gangmasters Watchdog
Apr 11	Wholesale grocery future looks positive, says IGD
Apr 8	Food Skills Council launches new website
Apr 8	Sainsbury's overtakes Asda in growth stakes
Apr 8	NIAB bids farewell to CEO
Apr 8	Latest Advice from Broom's Barn
Apr 6	FoodEast visitors up 15%
Apr 6	Fire hits factory
Apr 6	Norfolk growers win MBM award
Apr 6	Geest confirms completion of G's purchase
Apr 6	"Responsible" Sainsbury's rewarded
Apr 6	New EU food agency initiative to tackle foodborne disease
Apr 4	75 new vacancies on our jobs page
Apr 4	More innovation at FoodEast
Apr 4	Britvic launches clear winner
Apr 4	Free guide for small food producers
Apr 4	Pulse Marketing Update
Apr 1	School meals get 50p promise
Apr 1	Soft drinks is top FMCG category
Apr 1	Call for better food labels
Apr 1	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Mar 30	US business hots up for Beds company
Mar 30	Britvic goes Free
Mar 30	Farm incomes down says Defra
Mar 30	Audit Office calls for tighter meat import controls
Mar 24	New FoodEast Flyer
Mar 24	FoodEast firms win community awards
Mar 24	WTO backs EU system of Geographical Indications
Mar 24	Morrison announces fall in profits and board changes
Mar 24	Somerfield's Morrison stores referred to Competition Commission
Mar 24	Payment Agency reveals CAP beneficiaries
Mar 24	Sainsbury sales up
Mar 24	Latest advice from Broom's Barn
Mar 23	Improve welcomes Skills White Paper
Mar 23	Greene King to promote sensible drinking
Mar 23	Tesco counters code  breach claim with new post
Mar 23