The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.

Women in Meat Industry Awards nominations deadline set for 1st July
The opportunity to nominate candidates for this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards campaign has been extended from 27th June to a slightly later deadline of Tuesday 1st July.

Morrisons achieves £3.9bn in sales
UK supermarket Morrisons has published its results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a like-for-like sales increase of 3.9%.

Nestlé chair to step down
Nestlé has revealed that its chair, Paul Bulcke, will not stand for re-election at Nestlé’s next annual general meeting.

Rising chocolate prices contributing to inflation, finds ONS
The Office for National Statistics released its May inflation data, reporting a 4.4% increase in food inflation over the last year.

UK Sausage Week product nominations open
The product nomination process for UK Sausage Week is now open, as organisers encourage sausage producers to get involved with the initiative.

Waitrose awards £500k in sustainability funding to suppliers
Waitrose has announced the recipients of a new £500k fund aimed at helping British farmers transition to low carbon farming methods.

Food manufacturers reduce salt, sugar and calories in UK products
Data from Kantar Worldpanel has shown the result of years of investment made by food and drink manufacturers to slash salt, sugar and calories from British diets.

Asda adds 112 vehicles to electric van fleet
Asda will more than double its electric grocery home shopping fleet, taking its fleet to 194 vehicles.

FDF highlights opportunities for growth in Trade Snapshot
The Food and Drink Federation’s latest Trade Snapshot has revealed a “continued struggle” to recover lost exports since the Covid pandemic.

Plant-Ex Ingredients acquires Aromacolors following 2024 expansion funding
European ingredients manufacturer Plant-Ex Ingredients Ltd has announced that it has acquired food technology company Aromacolors.