The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Leatherhead Food Research receives twin accreditations
Leatherhead Food Research has been awarded UKAS accreditation for the evaluation of challenge testing and has added microwave ovens to its UKAS-accredited cooking instruction techniques. The new achievements are recognition of the standards Leatherhead works to as a...
Study reveals Sainsbury’s to have clearest food labels of ‘big four’
A recent study by online label company, Data Label, has revealed that out of the 'big four' – which includes Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons – Sainsbury’s has the clearest and most comprehensible labelling. As levels of obesity rise in the UK and people find...
Young’s Seafood extends its British-made portfolio
Young’s Seafood Limited will add its ‘Proudly Made in Britain’ credentials to more of its products across the UK from this month, following the success of its latest campaign. The new addition of credentials follows research by Young’s Seafood which indicated that...
Job losses expected as 2 Sisters closes Cambuslang plant
Hundreds of poultry workers in Scotland are to lose their jobs due to the closure of the Cambuslang plant belonging to 2 Sisters Food Group. The supplier of supermarket chicken said it will shut the Cambuslang factory in South Lanarkshire in August. The site employs...
Liverpool: key destination for food exports
UK food producers should utilise Liverpool to take full advantage of the sector’s export value, according to the Department for International Trade (DIT). Companies looking to make the most of trading with the USA and Asia could utilise the Port of Liverpool – this...
Tesco results show positive growth
The latest preliminary results from Tesco show positive sales and profit growth as well as strong cash generation. Group sales are up 2.3% to £51.0bn, while UK like-for-like sales are up 2.2% with consistent strength in fresh food (0.4%). Group operating profit before...
Bacon and chicken see growth while chilled fish inflation reduces
While Kantar Worldpanel’s latest market report indicates a volume drop for Meat, Fish and Poultry (MFP), both bacon and fresh processed poultry show strong performances. According to Kantar, it has been a “difficult first quarter” for the MFP market with overall...
Iceland pledges to remove palm oil from own label food
Major food retailer Iceland has announced that it will stop using palm oil as an ingredient in all its own label food by the end of 2018. The frozen food specialist has reported that the project is already well underway, with palm oil successfully removed from 50% of...
2 Sisters Food Group reveals in-house apprenticeship scheme
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters is now running a team dedicated to apprentices, offering colleagues and new starters the chance to kick start their careers in the food industry. With more than a 150 staff members already signed up, the team at 2 Sisters expects to double...
Adelie Foods doubles distribution with huge investment
Food-to-go business, Adelie Foods, is doubling its distribution capacity as part of a multi-million-pound investment. The company has introduced a new depot site in Cardiff and expanded two new sites in Haydock and Tamworth. The upgrades to the three sites result in...