The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Scottish seafood businesses helping remote communities
Scotland’s seafood sector is attempting to mitigate the effects of there Covid-19 pandemic by finding new routes to market, setting up home deliveries and arranging private sales to independent retailers. As with many others in communities all over the UK, one pair...
George Eustice told 2 metre distance in food processing industry needed urgently
The two-metre social distancing guideline for food industry workers on production lines now needs to be made mandatory by food minister George Eustice, according to Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite. Unite, which has thousands of members in the food...
Anne Godfrey to step down as CEO of CIEH
The CEO of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), Anne Godfrey, has announced that she will be stepping down before joining GS1 UK in August. Godfrey had held her position at the CIEH from January 2016 and will become the new CEO of GS1 UK, a company...
FDF teams up with recruitment app Syft to support members during Covid-19
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has announced a new 16-week partnership with job recruitment app Syft to help find jobs for those effected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The partnership will help find jobs within the food and drink supply chain for workers who have...
NFU provides new service to report on coronavirus impact on farming
A new online service aimed at capturing farm business issues related to coronavirus has been launched by the National Farmers Union (NFU). The organisation is leading a national response for Government, representing all of UK agriculture and horticulture, to build a...
GMB London calls on Bakkavor to improve sick pay for staff
GMB London, the union for food workers, is calling on senior directors of Bakkavor to revise upwards the level of sick pay being paid to key worker staff forced to self isolate during the public health emergency. According to GMB London, unless sick pay is improved,...
CIEH issues new food delivery and takeaway Covid-19 guidance
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has released new guidance to businesses on setting up food delivery and takeaway services in response to Covid-19 restrictions. Following new Government restrictions placed on public houses, restaurants, cafes...
NFUS working with Government to feed the nation during Covid-19
National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has written to the UK and Scottish ministers with responsibility for agriculture as Scotland’s farmers, crofters and growers continue to play an essential role in feeding the nation through the Covid-19 virus. The letter from NFU...
Morrisons to donate £10m to food banks
Morrisons has pledged £10m worth of stock to food banks across the country by the end of July to help them restock during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Morrisons community champion initiative, which consists of in-store colleagues who work with local communities, will be...
Seafood giants team up to create €300m business
Sykes Seafood and Klaas Puul have joined forces to create a €300m (£267.3m) pan-European seafood business. The business will specialise in all species of shrimp and will offer customers across Europe a wide range of high-quality products in chilled and frozen formats...