The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Young’s Seafood brings back ‘Masters of Fish’ campaign
Young’s Seafood has announced that its advertising campaign, Masters of Fish, will be returning throughout January following a successful campaign in 2020. The firm says the campaign, which launched earlier this week, will aim to reach 42 million consumers between...
Defra launches consultation into future of gene-editing
Environment secretary George Eustice has unveiled plans for a ten-week consultation on the regulation of gene-editing for crops and livestock in England. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) stated that gene editing held potential benefits...
Product judging on hold for FMT Awards
The recent announcement by the Prime Minister of a third national lockdown has meant that judging for the 2021 Food Management Today Industry Awards has to be postponed to a later date. Organisers had already previously extended the deadline for product nominations...
Consultation on farm standards launched by Red Tractor
Red Tractor is encouraging farmers to take part in a consultation which will look at how to develop the organisations farm standards. The consultation consists of six proposals on how the standards should look across the scheme’s six sectors: beef and lamb, poultry,...
Supermarkets experience record grocery demand over Christmas
Take-home grocery sales rose by 11.4% during the 12 weeks to 27th December 2020, a period spanning both the November national lockdown and Christmas. According to the latest figures from Kantar, December was the busiest month ever for British supermarkets as...
Industry welcomes Brexit agreement
Trade organisations across the food industry welcomed the historic Brexit agreement which was finally reached between the UK and the European Union (EU).
Historic trade deal agreed between UK and EU
After protracted negotiations, an historic post-Brexit trade deal has been agreed between the EU and the UK. The Government announced today on Christmas Eve that a deal had been reached, although it still has to be fully ratified by EU member states and in the UK...
Tesco completes sale of businesses in Thailand and Malaysia
Tesco has confirmed that it has completed the sale of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to C.P. Retail Development Company Limited (CPRD). The supermarket had agreed the sale back in March for $10.6 billion in order to “further de-risk the Tesco business” by...
New farming roadmap outlined for Wales
A series of proposals aimed at creating a sustainable future for farming and agriculture have been announced by Welsh rural affairs minister, Lesley Griffiths. The proposals aim to maintain high food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards and will look to...
Retailers and food manufacturers demand inquiry into port disruption
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) have requested an urgent inquiry into the ongoing disruption at UK ports affecting the shipping market. The two organisations have written a joint letter addressed to Lilian Greenwood MP,...