Jun 24, 2019 | Food Packing, Food Waste, News
Aldi, is to extend a trial removing plastic from some fresh vegetables as part of its campaign to cut packaging. The supermarket began selling five loose fresh produce lines without plastic wrapping in Scotland earlier this year. It is estimated that the move, if...
Jun 21, 2019 | News, Retailing, Vegetarian
Sainsbury’s has launched the UK’s first traditional style butchers offering customers an array of cuts and joints derived from 100% plant-based alternatives. Open for three days starting today (21st June) in Bethnal Green, customers of the East-End butchers can...
Jun 20, 2019 | News, Retailing
The UK food and grocery industry is forecast to grow by £24.1bn, or 12.5%, by 2024, bringing the market to a total value of £217.7bn, according to the latest forecasts from research organisation IGD. Highlights from the data include: Online and discount will...
Jun 19, 2019 | Confectionery, News
Mondelēz International, one of the world’s largest snacks companies, announced it is investing $6 million in its Reading science centre in the UK to support the development of new chocolate, biscuit and candy products, serving over 150 different countries....
Jun 18, 2019 | Food Hygiene, News
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are continuing to investigate foods linked to listeria infections in hospitals. This comes after the news that cases of listeria infection were found in six seriously ill hospital patients in England in...
