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Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Red meat recommended by healthcare professionals
The nutritional benefits of red meat were recognised by 95% of healthcare professionals at a medical conference in Cardiff, who said they would recommend red meat as a key part of a healthy and balanced diet. The survey showed that nurses were able to identify that...
Food figures recognised in New Year Honours list
The New Year’s Honours list 2019, published on Saturday 29th December, has recognised the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom, including those from the food industry. Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond was one of...
NFU president calls on Government to prioritise food post-Brexit
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has challenged the Government to live up to its responsibilities to ensure that Britain has a robust supply of safe, traceable and affordable food following Brexit. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference,...
Sugar comes under the spotlight following survey results
UK children are currently consuming around 13 cubes or 52g of sugar a day, according to Public Health England (PHE). This is said to exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10 years old. The findings, which have been...
Gove appoints Ben Elliot as Food Waste Champion
Ben Elliot has been appointed as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion, by Environment Secretary Michael Gove, to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste. Philanthropist Ben Elliot, the co-founder of lifestyle group Quintessentially and...
Grave impact on UK fishing forecast
The EU landings obligation for fisheries comes fully into force on 1st January 2019 and will apply to all quota species, unless a specific ‘de minimis or high survival exemption’ applies. The full implementation of the landing obligation presents a number of...
Government CMO calls for taxes on ‘unhealthy food’
The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy 'junk food' in her annual report, suggesting the proceeds could be used to reduce prices for fruit and vegetables. In her annual report she has also urged...
City Food Lecture to be held in February
The City Food Lecture will be held on Tuesday 26th February 2019 at the Guildhall, London with speakers such as Minette Batters and Dominic Blakemore. The invitation only event has become a well-established feature of both the City of London and food industry...
Top ten stories from Food Management Today 2018
As we come to the end of the year, Food Management Today takes a look back at some of the biggest stories that captured readers’ attention in 2018. Based on reader traffic to the FMT Website from our weekly newsletter, here, in reverse order, is a list of our most...
Ocado sees double digit growth in orders
Ocado Group Plc has announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 2nd December 2018, in which it saw double digit growth in average orders per week. The online supermarket also saw consistent strong growth in revenue of 12.0%, and the new facilities at Andover...