The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Giving up meat won’t save the planet: City Food Lecture 2020
Professor Louise Fresco, the keynote speaker of this year's City Food Lecture, claimed that giving up meat is not the answer to the climate change crisis, before calling for more to be done on tackling global food waste. As part of her lecture entitled ‘Fish nor flesh...
Foodservice leaders discuss future of nutrition at Kerry Taste conference
Kerry Taste and Nutrition, the Irish food company, hosted its first industry-wide conference where leaders from the foodservice industry, which featured speakers from Starbucks, McDonalds, and Greggs, met to discuss the future of nutrition. Speakers gathered at the...
FDF gives guidance on allergen-free and vegan claims
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its ‘Guidance on ‘Allergen’-Free and Vegan Claims’ report which aims to inform both the wider food industry and consumers on the difference between ‘allergen’-free claims and vegan claims. This UK guidance report,...
Adam Henson launches national #FeedMeTruth campaign
TV Presenter and farmer Adam Henson is launching #FeedMeTruth, a national campaign to inform children of where the food on their plate comes from. Henson, best known from Countryfile, hopes to encourage every nursery and school to commit to making their food supply...
New EFSA food safety survey highlights consumer attitudes
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) has provided fresh evidence to support its 2019 Eurobarometer report that focused on food safety and consumers' attitudes to food. The updated survey draws figures from five new EU pre-accession countries including Albania,...
Farmers unions disappointed with immigration policy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and NFU Scotland have criticised the Government's new immigration policy which will see the introduction of a points based system starting from 2021. The new policy will require EU and non-EU citizens to amass 70 points to be able to...
Two thirds of adults don’t eat enough fibre
A report from bakery company Hovis has revealed that UK adults are failing to consume enough fibre and are confused about how much they should be eating, despite high-profile campaigns to get people to boost their fibre intake. The report found that 89% of UK adults...
FDF survey reveals improved confidence for businesses
A survey featured in the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) 2019 Business Confidence report revealed confidence amongst businesses in the food and drink industry has improved by almost a third since the start of 2019. The survey found that net confidence in the...
FSA sets authorisation deadline for CBD products
The FSA has set a deadline for CBD businesses to provide more information about cannabidiol (CBD) products and their contents. It also advises vulnerable groups not to take CBD, and healthy adults to take no more than 70mg a day. CBD is one of many chemicals called...
Nestlé records fastest growth in four years
In the company’s annual report for 2019, Nestlé recorded its fastest organic growth since 2015 and posted its highest net profit in almost a decade. The world’s largest food manufacturer saw organic growth of 3.5%, supported by worldwide sales of Purina PetCare and...