The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Partnership boosts food safety and hygiene services
Control Union has joined forces with hygiene support company Christeyns Food Hygiene to offer food manufacturers fully accredited food safety and hygiene training. Franco Costantini, managing director at Control Union UK, explained that the training will be fully...
Bureau Veritas urges food industry to go full circle on sustainability
While welcoming the UK’s Net Zero pledge, the sustainability authority, Bureau Veritas has asserted that a transition to the circular economy business model will be a key initiative if the UK is to truly realise a low carbon future. In continuing to lead the march on...
Many UK consumers not sure what Red Tractor assurance scheme is
New research has revealed that despite media efforts, almost two-thirds (64%) of UK consumers are unsure of what the Red Tractor assurance scheme is, and around half of these people have never heard of it. The news comes from a survey commissioned by online...
Ecolab must sell off Holchem says CMA
The CMA has decided that Ecolab must sell off Holchem to prevent potential price rises or a lower quality of service as a result of their merger. The decision follows an in-depth Phase 2 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which concluded...
Approved Food welcomes move to re-word expiry labels
Approved Food has welcomed plans by a major manufacturer to change the wording on food expiry labels, making it clearer that goods past their ‘best before’ date are still perfectly good to eat. The company has campaigned for many years for better awareness of what...
Unilever pledges to halve use of new plastics
Unilever, owner of brands including Marmite, Ben & Jerry’s and Lipton has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics. Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will: Halve its use of virgin plastic,...
“We’ll do all we can to keep export markets open” says HCC chairman
The chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Kevin Roberts, has used an address to the world’s largest food tradeshow to emphasise the Welsh red meat industry’s determination to continue exporting to the European market, whatever the outcome of Brexit...
Chicken sales top £2.3 billion
Well-heeled Brits are helping to boost chicken sales, according to latest research from Mintel. Over the last year alone, the number of affluent Brits* visiting chicken outlets and restaurants has risen from 40% in 2018 to 45% in 2019. Almost half (47%) of those...
Industry dinner for Women In Meat Awards set for a sell out
Organisers report that the forthcoming annual Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner is set for another sell out occasion, as the initiative goes from strength to strength. Scheduled for the evening of Friday 15th November at the five star Royal Garden Hotel in...
Tesco boss to step down
In a surprise announcement, alongside its interim results for the period 2019/2020, Dave Lewis, current CEO of Tesco is to step down from the company next summer. In a statement, Lewis said: “Despite challenging external conditions we have delivered a very good start...