The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Food industry’s finest revealed by chef John Torode
The winners of the 2018 Food Management Today Industry Awards were announced today (9th February) at a special celebratory lunch at The Royal Garden Hotel, London, attended by around 300 guests. Celebrity chef and TV presenter John Torode, perhaps best known for his...
Arla Foods takes over Yeo Valley subsidiary
Arla Foods Limited has agreed to acquire Yeo Valley Dairies Limited, a subsidiary of the Yeo Valley Group Limited, allowing it to use the Yeo Valley brand in butter, spreads, cheese and milk. According to the deal, the Yeo Valley yogurt, ice cream, cream and desserts...
UK organic market grows to unprecedented value
The UK organic market is now worth more than ever, at £2.2 billion, up 6%, with online and high street sales growing faster than supermarket sales, according to a recent report. The Soil Association’s 2018 Organic Market Report has revealed that the organic market has...
Quorn reports ‘strongest ever’ year
Quorn Foods enjoyed 16% global growth in 2017, with sales totalling £205 million for the year, citing “rise in vegan and flexitarian lifestyles”. The company is now aiming to become a “billion dollar business” by 2027, due to what its CEO, Kevin Brennan, describes as...
Asda vows to reduce plastic in packaging
Asda has announced plans to reduce the amount of plastic in its packaging by 10% this year and phase out 5p ‘single use’ carrier bags from its shops by the end of 2018. The retailer announced the pledge in a document published on its website, called Plastic Unwrapped...
Supermarket sales continue to grow despite spending drop
Grocery sales have enjoyed a 3.4% increase in value, compared with this time last year, despite a seasonal dip in shopper spend post-Christmas at £1.6 billion less than the month before. According to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel,...
Women In Meat Industry Awards gathers pace
On the day of the 100th anniversary celebrating when women first got the vote in the UK, YPL Exhibitions & Events, organisers of the new Women In Meat Industry Awards, confirmed two more category partners have joined the initiative, and that celebrity chef Lesley...
Booker’s Charles Wilson named Tesco’s CEO
Booker Group’s current chief executive, Charles Wilson, has been appointed as CEO of Tesco’s retail and wholesale operations in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He will take up the role upon completion of the retailer’s merger with Booker Group, expected to be 5th...
Important change in food policy direction outlined at Oxford
Bob Bansback attended the recent Oxford Farming Conference where the theme of 'Embrace Change' encompassed a number of discussion topics. Important messages on the future challenges facing the food industry were aired at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference. The...
Nearly three tonnes of Russell Hume meat stopped in Cyprus
Around 2,870 tonnes of frozen beef produced by Russell Hume has been prevented from entering the Cypriot supply chain, according to the Cypriot Veterinary Services. Speaking to Food Management Today's sister publication, Meat Management, the authority’s director,...