Archives for March 25, 2011

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New pastures for New Forest Ice Cream

By Anne Bruce

New Forest Ice Cream is about to complete its purchase of a new 20,000 sq ft factory, which will allow it to increase production five-fold.

Special edition: Plant audits and quality control

Question mark hangs over quality of BRC safety audits

By Guy Montague-Jones

The number of food factories certified to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety is up more than 20 per cent on last year to 13,923 but doubts remain over the quality of the audits.

Italian government gives Ferrero a chance in fight over Parmalat

By Guy Montague-Jones

The chances of Ferrero making a move on Parmalat to create an Italian food super-group have increased after the Italian government pushed through a decree to frustrate Lactalis’ bid to gain management control of Parmalat.