The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
OFC 2025 speaker list revealed ahead of conference
The speakers for the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference have been announced, with over 30 to address delegates in January.
Greencore achieves “strong momentum” across Q4
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore Group Plc has issued a trading update for Q4, stating that it achieved “strong momentum” across the quarter.
Online shopping reaches value of £3.7bn, says Kantar
Kantar has released its latest supermarket share update, finding that the online shopping market had expanded 3.5% to reach a value of £3.7 billion.
John Lewis Partnership boss to step down from executive role
CEO of the John Lewis Partnership Nish Kankiwala will step down from his role and return to his previous non-executive position.
KP Snacks achieves 14.8% revenue growth despite 2022 cyber-attack
Crisp manufacturer KP Snacks has released its results for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th December 2023, reporting revenue growth of 14.8%.
Fischer Farms appoints Chris Kirke as CEO
Chris Kirke has been appointed CEO of salad growing company Fischer Farms.
M&A activity deal volume increase led by grocery categories
UK finance advisor Oghma Partners has revealed that merger and acquisition deal volume was up 32.4% compared to the same period last year.
Kellanova invests £75m in Wrexham facility
Kellanova, formerly Kellogg Company, has unveiled plans to invest £75 million in its Wrexham cereal factory, creating “at least” 130 jobs.
Tesco delivers volume growth “ahead of expectations”
UK supermarket Tesco has released its results for H1 2024/25, reporting that its volume growth was “ahead of expectations”.
Mondelēz purchases stake in Urban Legend doughnut brand
Mondelēz has revealed that its corporate venture capital arm SnackFutures Ventures has purchased a stake in the non-HFSS doughnut brand Urban Legend.