The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
NFU urges MPs to pressure Government to support British dairy industry
The National Farmers Union’s (NFU) campaign to save the British dairy industry has resulted in over 2,000 letters being written to nearly 400 MP’s across the country, calling on them to help the sector. As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, the almost complete closure...
2 Sisters helps out charities during lockdown
2 Sisters Food Group has donated thousands of food products to the NHS and other charitable initiatives across the country to say thank you for their efforts during the current crisis. Businesses from across its wider Group have ensured that NHS Trusts up and down the...
Eustice suggests furloughed workers should harvest crops due to a shortage of migrants
Defra secretary George Eustice has called on furloughed workers to help pick fruit and vegetables on UK farms as the country faces a shortage of migrant workers. Despite a number of Romanian seasonal workers being flown in to pick crops on farms, the UK continues to...
Aleph Farms aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025
Sustainable food systems company, Aleph Farms, has pledged to cut emissions associated with meat production by 2025 and reach the same net-zero emissions across its supply chain by 2030. The company is a food-tech startup that grows meat cuts from beef cells using a...
Grocery growth slows and habits change as nation adapts to lockdown
Take home grocery sales in Britain increased by 9.1% in the 12 weeks to the 19th April as consumers settled into life under lockdown and stocked up on food, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar,...
Interfood partnership to extend retort offering to UK food processors
Interfood is extending its range of equipment with the announcement of a new partnership with French company Steriflow to supply its range of retort machines to food processors in the UK and Eire. The retorts, also known as autoclaves, are designed to both pasteurise...
Guild of Fine Food research reveals Covid-19 trends for independent retail community
Research conducted by the Guild of Fine Food this month has identified some key trends emerging in independent food and drink as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, with producers and retailers reporting contrasting results. Having surveyed over 200 fine food businesses,...
Harper Adams University analyses impact of Covid-19 on UK food system
Staff at Harper Adams University (HAU) have come together to discuss the potential long-term implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK’s food system and supply chain. The team at the University analysed aspects of the food industry ranging from shifts in...
NFU says Covid-19 business loan scheme must do more
National Farmers Union (NFU) deputy president, Stuart Roberts, has welcomed the arrival of the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) scheme but says it must do more to help farmers and smaller food businesses. The scheme was set up by the...
Allchurches Trust supports FareShare in tackling food poverty during coronavirus
National charity Allchurches Trust has pledged £100,000 to FareShare as part of a quarter of a million pounds funding package supporting four national organisations working to tackle food poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic. FareShare, the food redistribution...