The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Global food & beverage trends report points to new growth drivers
New research has revealed that in the past 12 months, technical expertise in nutrition, science and regulatory affairs was increasingly used to shape food and beverage innovation at an earlier stage in the product development process. In a report released by...
Young’s Seafood releases ‘Masters of Fish’ campaign
Young’s Seafood has launched a brand new advertising campaign to encourage people to include fish in their diet more often. The ‘Masters of Fish’ campaign will be the brand’s longest running advertisement and the business estimates that it will reach around 33 million...
Former Kellogg’s VP and CSM director join Campden BRI
Former Kellogg’s vice president Peter Headridge has been appointed as chief operating officer at Campden BRI, with Barbara Lunnon from CSM Bakery Solutions also joining as associate director. Headridge, the former vice president of R&D, quality, nutrition (health...
BRCGS announces new plant-based standard
BRCGS has announced the launch of its plant-based standard which focuses on validating the claims brands use for their products. The new standard aims to provide certainty for consumers by regulating the claims made by brands that produce plant-based products. BRCGS...
Morrisons sales suffer over festive period
Morrisons has experienced a 2.8% drop in like for like sales over the 22 weeks to January 5th, latest figures have shown. Group like for like sales fell by 1.7% over the 22 week period, a figure which rises to 2.8% when including fuel. Despite a promising start to the...
December supermarket sales slowest in four years
Despite a record year through the tills over Christmas, 2019 saw the slowest rate of growth across December since 2015, according to the latest grocery figures released by Kantar. Sales at Sainsbury’s fell by 0.7%, although its market share held relatively firm...
Retailers ramp up plant based launches in ‘Veganuary’
Supermarkets Asda and Aldi have released a collection of plant-based products for Veganuary. ‘Veganuary’ is a crowdfunded movement that aims to encourage people to turn vegan for January. To coincide with the campaign, Aldi has announced a number of plant-based vegan...
Bühler Group sells flour ingredient business to Swiss company Bakels
Bühler Group has sold its flour ingredient business to Bakels. The Swiss group manufactures and distributes innovative bakery ingredients and application solutions. 70 employees of Bühler Guangzhou in China are moving to the new owner with immediate effect. Both...
‘Baffling’ scientific health claims on food unhelpful for shoppers
Parents say health claims on food are ‘baffling’ and use own knowledge of food to guide healthy purchases as industry leaders and consumers meet to discuss the need for a change in food labelling, specifically health claims. The EIT Food Health Claims Unpacked project...
Chefs need ‘2020 Vision’ on menu planning, says Bidfresh
From 'seaganism' to 'sustainarianism,' chefs will have to be ready to embrace an even broader range of customer dietary trends than ever during 2020, according to fresh food supplier Bidfresh. Bidfresh is advising hospitality operators to increase the menu choices...