The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Tentative first steps back to the shops as grocery market marks lockdown anniversary
The latest figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 7.4% during the 12 weeks to 21st March 2021. This is a marked slowdown compared with previous months as supermarkets start to annualise sales against the extraordinary spending in 2020....
Tim Rycroft is new chief executive at AHDB
Tim Rycroft, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has been appointed as the new CEO of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Commenting on his new role Rycroft said: “It’s tremendously exciting to be asked to...
Nomad Foods in €615 million acquisition of Fortenova Group’s frozen food group
Nomad Foods Limited has announced an agreement to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG) for an aggregate consideration of approximately €615 million on a debt-free, cash free basis. FFBG is a leading European frozen food portfolio operating in...
UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming
Plans are in progress to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, in Shropshire.
Asda workers win equal pay claim
GMB, the union for Asda workers, has hailed a ‘massive victory’ as the Supreme Court recently ruled in favour of 40,000 workers.
Managing resources sustainably is key to cutting UK greenhouse gases
SPECIAL FEATURE – Environment: A new report published by WRAP has found that the UK could cut CO2e emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years by using resources more efficiently.
Tesco calls for collective approach from food industry to achieve climate change targets
Tesco has called on the food industry to take “collective action to achieve transformative change” as part of its climate manifesto ahead of this year’s COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow.
Retailers and food manufacturers call for environmental goals for trade
Major UK supermarkets and food businesses have joined the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in calling for a “bold and forward-looking vision” for UK trade that puts the environment and the transition to a green economy front and centre.
Voters opt to discontinue AHDB potato levy
The results of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) potatoes levy ballot shows that 66% of respondents have voted to discontinue the levy.
Seafood sector reviews Covid-19 impact
Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has published its latest review exploring how the impacts of Covid-19 have been felt across the UK’s seafood supply chain. This is the third in a series of reports from the public body that supports the...