United Biscuits is aiming to switch to rPET for all its thermoformed trays by the end of 2010 in a bid to scale up the amount of recycled packaging in its range.
Leading UK manufacturer of biscuits and snacks United Biscuits said it is reappraising its water efficiency, transport carbon emissions, food waste and packaging reduction targets, as its progress to date on these commitments, it claims, has exceeded...
UK biscuit manufacturer United Biscuits is set to enter the India market through the purchase of a manufacturing plant, according to the Economic Times.
As the crusade against saturated fats gains pace, UK snack and biscuit manufacturer United Biscuits has achieved gains in product formulations for a range of its popular biscuit brands.
United Biscuits, Tate & Lyle and Cadbury Schweppes presented
their carbon cutting methods at an industry event focused on
developing a greener supply chain.
Following its decision to cut saturated fats from top snack lines,
European biscuit and crisp manufacturer United Biscuits UK (UBUK)
is venturing further into healthier reformulation with the relaunch
of a new, improved Hula Hoops...
The big hitters in the UK biscuit sector have been busy over the
past year with consolidation and major acquisitions re-shaping the
industry's landscape, according to a new report by Leatherhead
International.
European biscuits and snack manufacturer United Biscuits has become
the latest bakery company to eradicate harmful trans fats from its
products, tying in with the industry drive towards healthier
production methods.
Despite a tough trading environment and serious fire damage to a
processing plant, British snack firm United Biscuits has delivered
a sizeable full-year profit rise of 25 per cent.
Staff at one of the UK's leading biscuit and snack manufacturers
have been challenged to walk 10,000 steps every day as the company
highlights a link between healthy bodies and healthy profits.
United Biscuits continues to restructure with a £10 million plan to
expand its Harlesden plant in north west London. This follows the
closure of its biscuit production facility in the English Midlands
earlier this year.
UB has announced plans to close its biscuit production site at
Ashby de la Zouch in the English Midlands at the end of next year
as part of its ongoing plan of restructuring its now profitable UK
biscuit operation.
United Biscuits' management in the UK has finally run out of
patience with staff and unions at its Fontaneda plant in Spain. If
all the parties cannot agree on terms for the relocation of staff
to other UB sites by 15 October,...
