UK food manufacturing developments, filtered through an engineering lens. AFME separates consequential change from industry noise and explains what it means operationally.
Whitworths reports three new production lines and a 23% increase in warehouse pallet capacity following new business wins.
Read intelligence →Pilgrim’s Europe reported FY2025 revenue of £4.12bn and operating profit of £267.7m, compared with £4.07bn and £242.4m respectively in FY2024.
Read →McCain Foods GB&I published its second annual Farmdex findings, reporting that 86% of surveyed farmers see policy uncertainty affecting their farm and 74% report…
Read →Greggs has proposed a major restructuring of its UK manufacturing network involving four factory closures, changes at other production sites and approximately £60m of…
Read →Asda has signed a ten-year agreement with Lancashire-based Len Wright Salads worth approximately £250m, providing long-term commercial visibility for continued investment in facilities and…
Read →Continuous industrial action by approximately 60 Avonmouth distribution drivers has been suspended while employees consider a revised offer, removing the immediate threat to bakery…
Read →The Northern Ireland potato packer and crisp manufacturer has ceased trading, leaving almost 95 employees redundant and creating an immediate capacity and supply-continuity issue…
Read →
One-tap access to AFME guides, resources and news, even on the factory floor.