The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Cadbury launches new product in bid to tackle obesity
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk will soon be available in a new bar with less sugar, as the company owned by Mondelēz International, weighs in on the obesity crisis in the UK. The new product will contain 30% less sugar than the original in an effort to help consumers manage...
Frozen food market continues to excel
The retail frozen food market has grown across almost every category in the last year, according to new statistics from Kantar Worldpanel. Data gathered has revealed that in the 52 weeks to 18th June, there had been an increase in value of 5.4%, taking the overall...
Growth in food sales during World Cup
England’s success during the football World Cup caused food sales to grow at supermarkets across the UK with the number of those shopping for food on-the-go rising. This rose from 13% at the start of the tournament to 19% in the week of the semi-finals which then...
UK Sausage Week is approaching!
There is still time to enter your sausages into the UK Sausage Week 2018 campaign's competition with the deadline for nominating products being 10th September. Organisers YPL Exhibitions & Events and Meat Management magazine have already reported a fantastic...
Irish food sector preparing for Brexit
It has been revealed that 74% of Irish food companies have made progress in preparing for potential outcomes of Brexit on their business. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, recently launched the 2018 ‘Brexit Barometer’, a survey of 117 Irish food,...
EFRA offers update on 2 Sisters’ progress
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has said it is ‘pleased’ with the progress 2 Sisters Food Group is making at its plant in West Bromwich following allegations of hygiene breaches last year. Ranjit Singh Boparan, president of 2 Sisters, is said...
Industry reacts to Brexit White Paper regarding future of trade
The government has released a White Paper discussing the future after Brexit, including plans to maintain frictionless trade in goods. The White Paper titled, 'The Future Relationship Between The United Kingdom And The European Union', discusses the plans for...
Around 1,000 votes already recieved for the Women In Meat Industry Awards
The organisers of the Women In Meat Industry Awards have reported an outstanding response to the voting process just days after the finalists were revealed. Following a host of nominations, the finalists were unveiled for the inaugural Women in Meat Industry Awards...
Food and beverage is UK’s fastest growing export sector
New research commissioned by Wyelands Bank shows that the food and beverage industry is the UK’s fastest growing export sector, with a 6.3% growth rate forecast per year to 2021. The UK food and beverage sector is vital to the UK economy and is the UK’s sixth largest...
Meet the Women in Meat Industry Awards finalists!
After a flood of nominations, the finalists have been revealed for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2018 and online voting for the winners is now open. There are four finalists in each of the categories, and industry can now vote for their favourites online based on...