Compass Group pays tribute to CEO who died in plane crash

Compass Group pays tribute to CEO who died in plane crash

Richard Cousins, the chief executive of FTSE 100 foodservice firm Compass Group, and four members of his close family have died in a plane accident in Australia on 31st December. Cousins and his fiancée, magazine editor Emma Bowden, her 11-year-old daughter Heather,...
Food industry figures among New Year’s Honours recipients

Food industry figures among New Year’s Honours recipients

Red Tractor Assurance’s founder and first ever chief executive, David Clarke, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours list 2018. Clarke, a founding member of Red Tractor Assurance and now retired, has been honoured...
Industry predictions for the food industry 2018

Industry predictions for the food industry 2018

As the year comes to a close, Food Management Today asks experts across the food industry what they expect the key happenings to be in 2018. Trade and access to labour Ian Wright CBE, director general of the Food and Drink Federation, pointed out that 2018 will be a...
Top ten stories on Food Management Today in 2017

Top ten stories on Food Management Today in 2017

Food Management remembers the biggest stories that captured readers’ attention since our online newsroom launched in August 2017. Below is a countdown of our ten most read stories; to view the original stories, click on the headlines. Kettle Foods acquires Cornpoppers...
Weakening pound favours exports

Weakening pound favours exports

Exports of goods have risen in every region of the UK, since the start of the year, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures, as the weak pound boosts business. Fresh on the back of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and the Prime Minister brokering...