Jan 9, 2019 | Food Equipment & Services, News
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is asking food businesses, enforcement officers and consumers to provide it with feedback on its new ‘Guidance on Food Traceability, Withdrawals and Recalls within the UK Food Industry’. The guidance sets out the roles and...
Jan 8, 2019 | News, Retailing
The major supermarkets as a group posted record sales of £29.3 billion over the Christmas trading period, though lower inflation also took its toll. The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks to 30th December 2018, show...
Jan 7, 2019 | News, Retailing
In the week commencing 17th December, Aldi enjoyed its best-ever Christmas trading in the UK with sales of almost £1bn for the month as a whole. The supermarket welcomed an influx of festive shoppers from more expensive food retailers throughout December. The week...
Jan 4, 2019 | News, Red Meat Processing
The nutritional benefits of red meat were recognised by 95% of healthcare professionals at a medical conference in Cardiff, who said they would recommend red meat as a key part of a healthy and balanced diet. The survey showed that nurses were able to identify that...
Jan 4, 2019 | Awards, News
The New Year’s Honours list 2019, published on Saturday 29th December, has recognised the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom, including those from the food industry. Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond was one of...
