The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Food and drink businesses in Wales urged to prepare for Brexit
Food and drink businesses in Wales are being urged to plan for Brexit by Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths and Andy Richardson, chair of the Food and Drink Board Wales. They will caution food and drink businesses to prepare for a wide...
Successful week at FMT Awards product judging
The Food Management Today Industry Awards product judging at Harper Adams Regional Food Academy concluded this week and the winners and finalists are now being selected, as the countdown to the prestigious awards ceremony and industry lunch with Michel Roux Jnr...
NFU Sugar and British Sugar announce 2020 sugar beet contract offer
NFU Sugar and British Sugar have announced both a one-year and three-year sugar beet contract terms for the 2020/21 crop and beyond. A one-year contract will be offered for 2020 at a contract price of £19.60/t, with no crown tare reduction* and based on the current...
FSA to introduce new measures on allergies and intolerances
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board has confirmed a series of measures to protect those with food allergies and intolerances. This comes a week after the conclusion of the inquest into the tragic death of Owen Carey, who died after having an allergic reaction to...
Product cooking and judging in FMT Awards gets underway
The vast array of products entered into the Food Management Today Industry Awards are under the spotlight as product judging begins at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University. Head judge, Keith Fisher of the Institute of Meat said: "We've got off to a...
Welcome return to growth for grocery market
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales returned to growth during the past 12 weeks as Brexit uncertainty continues. While overall sales grew by 0.5%, volume sales remained flat and Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...
Coughlans Bakery seeks new investor
Coughlans Bakery; a family-run artisan bakery and café business with 22 retail outlets in affluent boroughs across the South of London, with two currently under development, is on the market. The business has traditional roots dating back to 1937, and more recently...
Aldi accelerates London expansion after record results
Aldi, the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket, has announced plans to double its store footprint inside the M25 after posting record financial results. The supermarket said it would increase store numbers inside the M25 from 45 to 100 by the end of 2025, by opening more...
FSA appoints new independent chair at ACMSF
Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Heather Hancock has announced the appointment of Professor Bill Keevil as independent chair to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). Advice from the ACMSF is used to inform the FSA’s policy...
Nestlé accelerates action to tackle climate change and commits to zero net emissions by 2050
Global food giant, Nestlé has announced its ambition to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It says it will embrace the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Ahead of the U.N. Secretary-General’s Climate...