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62 jobs saved at fruit and vegetable distributor

23-Feb-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Hamsard 3471 has acquired Wimbledon-based fruit and vegetable supplier Solstice out of administration, saving 62 jobs.

Whitworths agrees merger with wholesaler Anatolia

17-May-2017 By Matt Atherton

Dried fruit, nut and seed supplier Whitworths has completed a merger with Turkish dried fruit and nut wholesale exporter Anatolia.

Ingredients supplier Community Foods set to grow organic sales

15-Dec-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

An Essex-based importer of dried fruits and nuts has ambitious plans to grow its organic offer.

Nut supplier Petrow Group opens £4M facility

03-Nov-2015 By John Wood

An investment of more than £4M in a 7,430m2 factory and warehouse at Haverhill, Suffolk has been made by dried fruit and nut supplier Petrow Group.

Small seed is a beautiful weighing challenge

31-Oct-2012

A South African seed company has installed an Ishida 'Lilliput' multihead weigher to increase capacity and provide greater control over pack fill accuracy.

Ingredients firm unveils £30,000 investment

20-Feb-2012 By Freddie Dawson

Stockport-based food firm EHL Ingredients plans to invest £30,000 to upgrade production processes and distribution in a bid to grow turnover to £5M this year.

Wrestler battles back with new flapjack launches

28-Aug-2009

Seed Stacked, a flapjack designed by a professional wrestler, is being launched in two new flavours, after more than a quarter of a million of the...

Nuts and seeds alliance to assure supplies to bakers

29-Aug-2008 By John Dunn

Bakery ingredients supplier, Holgran, and dried fruit, seeds and nuts importer, Kimpton Brothers, are to jointly source raw materials for the free...

X-ray solves a nutty problem

26-Jun-2006

Avoiding hazards associated with the use of organic and natural ingredients proved a hard nut to crack for snack bar manufacturer Healthbars...

Seeds of inspiration grow

02-May-2006 By Elaine Watson

Demand for hemp, pumpkin, linseed, sunflower and sesame seeds has hit an all-time high as manufacturers look to boost their health credentials by...