Consumer price inflation reaches highest rate for 30 years
Surging food costs have helped to drive the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to its highest annual rate for three decades, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.
ASA bans Dairylea advert for encouraging unsafe behaviour
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an ad produced by Mondelez UK Ltd, owner of Dairylea, breached a series of Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) rules.
Product competition entries for prestigious Food Awards gathering pace
Manufacturers, processors and retailers from across the UK food sector are continuing to nominate products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2022 as the deadline of Friday 28th January fast approaches.
£1 million funding made available for Welsh seafood industry
The Welsh government announced a £1 million fund to help the Welsh fishing industry adapt to the “rapidly changing market conditions” for seafood products.
Aldi spends extra £1.6bn with British suppliers during pandemic
Supermarket chain Aldi claims to have invested an additional £1.6 billion with homegrown food suppliers since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Tributes paid to Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
Sainsbury’s chairman Martin Scicluna and CEO Simon Roberts have paid tribute to the company’s president Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, who has died at the age of 94.