The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
WRAP announces appointment of new CEO
Climate action NGO WRAP has announced the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new CEO.
Food prices continue to rise as headline inflation falls
The ONS inflation data for November shows food and drink price inflation continuing to rise to 16.5%, whilst headline inflation slowed in November, down to 10.7%.
Food and farming must be viewed as critical for energy relief, says NFU Scotland
Farming and food production must be viewed as critical industries in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme review, says NFU Scotland.
Moy Park in £4m partnership for sustainable manufacturing research
Moy Park, together with other UK manufacturers, has secured £4m in match funding to progress pioneering research into sustainable projects.
Bird flu compensation rules “unfair”, says EFRA Committee
The rules on farmers’ compensation for bird flu have been termed “fundamentally unfair” by MPs on EFRA Committee.
Sainsbury’s ramps up removal of single-use plastic lids
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s has announced it will be removing single-use plastic lids across its own-brand dip pots in 2023.
Iceland Seafood confirms sale of UK business
Iceland Seafood has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with “a respected industry player” to sell its subsidiary Iceland Seafood UK Ltd.
Campden BRI seeks partners for foreign body detection project
Campden BRI is looking for partners to help with new research that aims to improve the range of foreign bodies that can be detected in food.
Food Industry Awards 2023 – product entries and voting in full swing
FMT Awards organisers report a wide range of incoming product nominations plus category voting, as this year’s awards get underway.
No new support for farmers, Coffey tells EFRA Committee
Secretary of State Therese Coffey has said that the Government is not considering any further financial support for British farmers.