The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
UK food businesses call on governments to back plan for future success
A collective of more than 30 organisations from across the UK’s food and drink supply chain has published A Recipe for Growth, Prosperity and Sustainability: the UK Food and Drink Industry’s Plan for Success, a call-to-action for governments to support and champion...
Mondelēz invests $6 Million in Reading science centre
Mondelēz International, one of the world's largest snacks companies, announced it is investing $6 million in its Reading science centre in the UK to support the development of new chocolate, biscuit and candy products, serving over 150 different countries. Mondelez...
FSA investigation on listeria continues
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are continuing to investigate foods linked to listeria infections in hospitals. This comes after the news that cases of listeria infection were found in six seriously ill hospital patients in England in...
Asda funding enables warehouse to provide additional meals to vulnerable people
Thanks to funding from Asda, FareShare has relocated its Kent Regional Centre to a new premise which will enable the warehouse to provide an additional 480,000 meals to vulnerable people each year. FareShare Kent, run by partner charity Children and Families and the...
IGD says China to become world’s largest grocery market by 2023
China will overtake the US to become the world’s largest grocery market by 2023 in value terms, according to the latest forecasts from international researcher IGD Asia. The country’s total market size will reach CNY11.0tn (US$1.8tn), more than Asia’s next four...
Campden BRI celebrates 100 years
Campden BRI, one of the world’s most respected food research and science organisations, is 100 years old this year. To mark the occasion, the Annual Campden Lecture was delivered by Tesco and Danone, which also celebrate their centenaries this year. Five hundred...
Scottish Government reveals responses to consultation on school food
Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to set maximum limits for consumption of red processed meat over the course of the school week, which, it claims, will also reduce exposure to harmful nitrites. The Scottish Government has said it must deliver on its...
Vegan energy sweets for athletes win gold at student food innovation competition
A team of students from University of Reading has won the gold prize at Ecotrophelia for their vegan energy sweets for endurance athletes. The Venergy team has developed lemon and lime flavoured energy sweets which provide a vegan sustainable alternative to energy...
Tesco releases statement for first quarter trading
Tesco plc has announced its first quarter trading statement in what the multiple called a ‘subdued market.’ Commenting on its first quarter trading report Tesco’s chief executive, Dave Lewis, said: "We have had a strong start to the year, growing ahead of the UK...
FDF calls for faster policy change if UK target of zero greenhouse gas emissions to be met for 2050
The UK food industry is set to face further challenges following the Government’s announcement that it plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero by 2050. An FDF spokesperson said: “This Government announcement to set the UK on a course towards net-zero...