Jun 12, 2019 | News, Ready Meals
Following the sale of meat company Enkco, Vivera Foodgroup is entering a meatless future with its remaining businesses companies ,Vivera, Culifrost and Dutch Tofu Company being totally plant-based manufacturers . The group says it has strong ambitions with...
May 31, 2019 | News, Ready Meals, Retailing
As part of an independent review being prepared for Government, chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies has said she will look seriously at imposing a tax on unhealthy foods in an attempt to reduce child obesity levels. Speaking to BBC News, Dame Sally...
May 20, 2019 | News, Ready Meals, Retailing
Space farms, food on prescription and jellyfish suppers are all predictions which feature in the Future of Food Report, released by Sainsbury’s. Commissioned by Sainsbury’s, futurologists Department 22, food historian Dr Polly Russell and plant scientist James Wong...
Nov 29, 2018 | Ingredients, News, Ready Meals, Retailing, Sugar
Fast food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25th February 2019 under measures designed to tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed. The decision follows a public consultation launched in May...
Aug 9, 2018 | News, Ready Meals, Retailing
Manufacturers should follow Tesco’s lead and focus on growing demand for single-portion meals, according to shopper management specialist Bridgethorne. Tesco’s decision to significantly expand its range of single-portion foods to meet the needs of consumers who live...
Aug 1, 2018 | News, Ready Meals, Retailing
As part of its strategy to transition part of its ready meals portfolio to fresher ready meal propositions, Greencore Group is proposing to phase out longer life ready meals manufacturing at its Kiveton site. Greencore Group plc is an international producer of...
