Apr 16, 2018 | Fish Processing, News, Retailing
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...
Apr 11, 2018 | Fish Processing, News, Poultry Processing
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...
Mar 15, 2018 | Fish Processing, News
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is encouraging a move away from the UK’s five most popular fish ahead of Brexit to secure a better share of produce in the future. The charity says that, as the UK prepares to leave the EU and fisheries talks get underway to...
Jan 3, 2018 | Chilled Foods, Fish Processing, News, Poultry Processing, Red Meat Processing
Chilled fish continues to see the effects of inflation, with volume down 6.5% overall and value declining 1.3%, as shoppers made 5.3 million fewer trips to the category in the 12 weeks to the 3rd December, compared to 2016. According to the latest data from Kantar...
Nov 8, 2017 | Fish Processing, Food Packing, News
International meat packing business Hilton Food Group has announced the £80.8 million takeover of chilled UK fish processor Icelandic Group UK Limited (Seachill). Hilton had previously stated that the acquisition presents an “attractive growth opportunity and entry...
Oct 27, 2017 | Fish Processing, News, Red Meat Processing
Figures obtained by Kantar Worldpanel have revealed that chilled fish has continued its downward trend in volume for the 12 weeks ending 8th October, in the face of high inflation in natural and smoked fish. The category enjoyed a 0.9% increase in value, while smoked...
