The FMT Blog
Opinion, analysis and musings from the FMT editorial team and expert guest writers about the food processing and manufacturing sector.
Asda warns inflation is “stubbornly high”
Asda’s Income Tracker has found that 60% of UK households saw a drop in weekly disposable income in August, as rising costs for essentials like food and transport continue to outpace wage growth.
FSA launches precision fermentation research programme
The Food Standards Agency, in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland, has launched its Market Authorisation Innovation Research Programme.
Pladis UK revenue hits £1bn for 2024
McVitie’s owner Pladis UK has released its results for the year ended 31st December 2024, with revenue increasing on the year.
GLP-1 weight loss trends to continue, IGD finds
The Institute of Grocery Distribution has created a GLP-1 insight hub, which is designed to provide food businesses with weight loss insights.
Meat Industry Awards winners for 2025 revealed
The UK meat industry gathered on Thursday 18th September at the annual Meat Management Meat Industry Awards to recognise excellence within the sector.
Morrisons sales reach £4bn
UK supermarket Morrisons has updated investors on its Q3 trading for the 13 weeks ended 27th July 2025, finding that total sales had increased by 3.5%.
Pablo Isla takes over as Nestlé chair
The board of directors at Nestlé have revealed that Pablo Isla has been appointed chair, and will assume his position on 1st October.
Food inflation rises to 5.1%
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest consumer price inflation rates, finding that the 12-month inflation rate for food had risen.
US access to UK dairy market may weaken food security
The National Farmers’ Union, along with Dairy UK, has warned Government against allowing increased US access to the UK food market.
Worldpanel finds 51.2% of sales are own label lines
The latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator have shown that take-home sales at the grocers grew by 4.8% over the four weeks to 7th September compared to last year.