The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Grocery sees £218m royal sales bump as inflation inches down
Like-for-like grocery price inflation has fallen for the second month in a row and now sits at 17.2% for the four weeks to 14th May 2023.
Women in Meat Industry Awards now open for nominations
The new campaign is underway for 2023 to find the Meat Businesswoman of the Year.
Chancellor to examine high prices with food manufacturers
The Chancellor met with food manufacturers on 23rd May to raise concerns about the high price of food in the UK.
Marlow Ingredients and Tempty Foods to collaborate on using Marlow’s Mycoprotein
UK-based Marlow Ingredients and owner of the Quorn® brand has forged a partnership with Tempty Foods.
Genius Foods makes PepsiCo manager new CEO
Genius Foods has appointed Adam Smart, former general manager of the PepsiCo Ireland business, as chief executive officer of its gluten free bakery business.
Valeo Foods Group appointed new CEO
Valeo Foods Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Moore as UK CEO.
New fund to help Scottish bakers make their food healthier
FDF Scotland and FSS have launched a new fund to help Scottish bakery businesses to make their products healthier.
Farm to Fork Summit welcomed by industry
“I am absolutely delighted that the Prime Minister has delivered on the commitment to host this summit,” said NFU president Minette Batters.
Supermarkets to be investigated by CMA
The CMA is to step up its work in the grocery sector to spot if failure in competition is contributing to grocery prices being too high.
Frozen food market returns to volume growth in Q1 2023
The volume of frozen food sales has returned to growth in the first quarter of 2023, according to Kantar data from the BFFF.