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Should we be making more noise about protein in our products?

27/02/2019

Protein is a hot topic in the industry right now – and we’re seeing it creeping in as an added ingredient in all kinds of unexpected places, from milkshakes...

Veganuary – is it for you?

14/01/2019

We all know that the fresh start of a New Year inspires a great many of us to take stock of our health and lifestyle – and one hot...

Women in the food industry – An interview with Claire, a Group Technical Director for New England Seafood

03/01/2019

At Silven Recruitment we believe in celebrating successes and we’ve been reading some amazing articles about women in business and so we thought what better way to join in,...

Are we tired of mass-produced produce?

17/12/2018

The latter half of the 20th century saw a swing towards mass-production, convenience and an ever-lengthening list of additives and preservatives in all of our food – but the...

Ten thousand mince pies a minute…

10/12/2018

The UK food and drink industry has ramped up in time for Christmas as we all get into the festive spirit; with ten thousand mince pies being consumed every...

Sugar Tax makes half as much as Government initially expected

26/11/2018

You will all have heard about the ‘sugar tax’ which was introduced in April this year, where manufacturers of drinks containing higher levels of sugar were subjected to a...

Women in the food industry – An interview with Jess, a Site Manager for WM Morrison’s Produce Ltd

13/11/2018

At Silven Recruitment we believe in celebrating successes and lately we’ve been reading some amazing articles about women in business and so we thought what better way to join...

It’s never too early to get in the Christmas spirit!

29/10/2018

  It may only be October, but with retailers already getting their Christmas stock in, the team here at Silven took up the opportunity to get into the Christmas...

Do shoppers care more about how environmentally-friendly their food packaging is, than how much extra it costs?

18/10/2018

  As awareness of the impact plastics are having on the environment grows, shoppers are becoming more conscious of their consumption of single use packaging, and retailers are responding...

OPERA Big Give: Everyone’s a Winner

14/12/2017

We are very excited to announce that our campaign for the The OPERA Global Youth Foundation (OPERA) Big Give Challenge won best social media award. OPERA is the recruitment industry’s...