The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
UK’s top food safety students announced
Highfield Qualifications has announced the winners of its UK Top Student Awards competition. The names were announced at the Food Safety in a Changing World conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The competition recognises the highest achieving...
Cod in crisis – call for emergency measures as North Sea numbers plummet
Conservation organisations WWF, ClientEarth and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) are calling on UK governments to introduce emergency measures to secure the future of North Sea cod, following the announcement by marine scientists that species numbers have fallen...
Abergavenny employer makes major investment in local operations
Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest food businesses, has invested over £1.5m in improving and developing its site at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Work is nearing completion on a comprehensive refurbishment, which includes extensive new processing equipment, more...
Meat Management Industry Awards winners announced
The 2019 Meat Management Industry Awards winners were announced yesterday during a glittering celebratory dinner at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, attended by 400 guests. Some of the top names in the UK meat and food industry were presented with their winners trophies...
BBC research finds poor hygiene standards in takeaway outlets being used by food delivery platforms
Responding to the BBC’s research into food delivery platforms and food hygiene, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed concern and urged the platforms to continue work to drive up food hygiene standards. The research found that food...
PTF’s AGM and seminar pushes for action and collaboration between industry and government on sustainability challenges
The PTF's AGM and seminar at Ironmongers' Hall in London looked at the sustainability challenges facing the food industry in the light of pressures on natural resources from the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss and of calls for people to reduce...
Gove appoints Henry Dimbleby to pioneer ‘farm to fork’ revolution
Henry Dimbleby has been appointed by Environment Secretary Michael Gove to lead the first major review of the UK food system in nearly 75 years. Henry Dimbleby - co-founder of restaurant chain Leon and of the Sustainable Restaurant Association will investigate the...
2 Sisters Q3 results state ‘turnaround actions start to deliver’
Boparan Holdings Limited, the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced its consolidated results for the 13 weeks ended 27th April 2019. Its total sales were shown to be down 14.4% to £665.4m but its like for like (LFL) EBITDA for the quarter was up 19%...
Food industry is perceived to be the most valuable sector in society, according to new study
The food industry is perceived to bring the most value to society, benefitting from an external audience ranking its value higher than data shows, a new study by Portland has revealed. Portland’s inaugural Total Value Index, launched today, measures the value that...
‘Alternative Arrangements’ for Irish Border are a Backstop by another name says Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
Responding to a report from the Alternative Arrangements Commission on proposals for the Northern Irish border post-Brexit, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the proposals but noted they seek to provide the same solutions as the...