Oct 12, 2018 | Food Equipment & Services, News
Dominic Blakemore, group chief executive of Compass Group will present the City Food Lecture 2019 which is being held at London’s Guildhall. Described as a highly experienced food industry executive, Blakemore took over as group chief executive at the beginning...
Oct 12, 2018 | News, Retailing
The owner of café chain Patisserie Valerie has confirmed its finance director Chris Marsh was arrested last night (11th October) after allegedly “significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities” were uncovered. Patisserie Holdings plc...
Oct 10, 2018 | News, Poultry Processing, Red Meat Processing
Information collected by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) showed that 631 tests were carried out last year in which it said that 48 of the tests were ‘contaminated’ with the meat of an animal that was not on the label or menu description. According to a report from FSS,...
Oct 10, 2018 | News, Retailing
Tesco is set to remove over a hundred more best before dates from its fruit and vegetables, as customers say it helps them reduce food waste. Newly commissioned research reveals 69% of customers believe scrapping best before dates is a good idea. Research shows 53% of...
Oct 9, 2018 | Brexit, News
A clear contingency plan to ensure the continued trade of organic produce with the EU in a ‘no deal’ Brexit is being called for by The Organic Trade Board (OTB) and the United Kingdom Organic Certifiers Group (UKOCG). “There has been speculation about how the UK will...
