The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Welsh government launches Food Workforce Wales campaign
The Welsh government has produced a new online jobs notice board that aims to encourage people to consider a career in Wales’ food and drink industry.
Product nomination deadline for Food Awards this Friday
It’s the final countdown to the product nomination deadline for the 2022 FMT Food Industry Awards. Product entry and voting across the 16 awards categories closes this Friday evening, 28th January.
Iceland vows to freeze prices of £1 value range amid inflation concerns
Iceland boss Richard Walker has restated the company’s commitment to freezing the prices of more than 60 items in its value range until the end of 2022.
Vegan food producer VFC receives £7.5m investment
The vegan fried ‘chick*n’ start-up VFC Foods Ltd has raised £7.5 million in a seed round led by Veg Capital.
Consumer price inflation reaches highest rate for 30 years
Surging food costs have helped to drive the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to its highest annual rate for three decades, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.
ASA bans Dairylea advert for encouraging unsafe behaviour
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an ad produced by Mondelez UK Ltd, owner of Dairylea, breached a series of Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) rules.
Product competition entries for prestigious Food Awards gathering pace
Manufacturers, processors and retailers from across the UK food sector are continuing to nominate products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2022 as the deadline of Friday 28th January fast approaches.
£1 million funding made available for Welsh seafood industry
The Welsh government announced a £1 million fund to help the Welsh fishing industry adapt to the “rapidly changing market conditions” for seafood products.
Aldi spends extra £1.6bn with British suppliers during pandemic
Supermarket chain Aldi claims to have invested an additional £1.6 billion with homegrown food suppliers since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Tributes paid to Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
Sainsbury’s chairman Martin Scicluna and CEO Simon Roberts have paid tribute to the company’s president Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, who has died at the age of 94.