The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Aldi scraps plastic packaging on tuna multipack tins
Aldi is set to become the first UK supermarket to scrap plastic packaging on multipacks of tinned tuna. From mid-September, the supermarket will sell four-packs of Tuna Chunks in Brine with a cardboard sleeve, instead of plastic, in over 270 stores across the...
Pilgrim’s to buy Tulip from Danish Crown
Tulip Ltd has been sold by Denmark's Danish Crown to The Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation. The transaction, unanimously approved by Pilgrim’s Board of Directors and funded with cash on hand, valued Tulip Limited at £290 million. The deal will include Tulip's 12 fresh and...
Suppliers must prepare now for inevitable cost price negotiations in event of no-deal Brexit
The announcement that discounter Lidl is expecting UK suppliers to meet the cost of any EU tariffs on products moving from the UK into Ireland as a consequence of a no-deal Brexit should act as a warning for FMCG suppliers to prepare for a new round of cost price...
Aldi launches Team GB competition
Aldi is launching a nationwide campaign to give 20 primary schools across the UK the chance to win £20,000 each to be spent on new sports equipment The Kit for Schools initiative launches on 6th September and is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB....
Birmingham wholesaler adds spice to expansion plans following £1.5m funding package
Food and packaging wholesaler, Indus Foods, will use funding to create a manufacturing and production hub and create a number of new jobs in the region. A Birmingham-based wholesale supplier of quality products to the food and drink industry has secured £1.5m from...
Leisure slump helps feed food fraud according to industry insiders
Beleaguered butchers are paying the price for the rising number of leisure businesses going bust, according to industry insiders, Regency Purchasing Group. One impact of this is the continuing problems of ‘food fraud’ in the UK. A recent report suggested that illegal...
Deadline fast approaching to enter UK Sausage Week competition
With another high level of entries this year, YPL Exhibitions & Events has extended the deadline for nominating and entering sausages into the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition until Thursday 29th August. There are 14 categories available in the UK Sausage Week...
Morrisons to close four supermarkets
Morrisons is to close four of its supermarkets with the potential loss of 400 jobs. The stores in question are in Swindon town centre, Ince, Crawley and Shirley in the West Midlands. A spokesperson for Morrisons said: "We will now be going through a consultation...
Tesco warns it may not list brands that use excessive plastics
At four meetings with over 1,500 suppliers, Tesco set out its vision for the next stage of its packaging agenda. The retailer is committed to removing excess packaging from Tesco brand and branded products. Tesco also briefed suppliers that from next year, the size...
Rationing considered by supermarket in event of No Deal Brexit
A senior executive at a major food retailer has told the BBC it is considering introducing rationing. The aim appears to be to prevent firms that have not made their own no-deal Brexit plan from using food retailers as wholesalers, which it says has happened in the...