Red Tractor needs fresh approach to farming standards, says NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for a fresh approach to Red Tractor’s farming standards in its response to the assurance body’s consultation.
Welsh food manufacturers offered support to improve sustainability
Welsh food and drink companies are being offered funded support to help improve their sustainability through a scheme backed by the Welsh Government.
Packaging: the bad, the ugly and the good
SPECIAL FEATURE – Consumer Research: How attitudes to packaging, including that for food, and its functionality have changed over the past seven years, based on a survey of 1,000 UK consumers, is the subject of a new White Paper from packaging tapes provider Essentra...
Amazon Fresh store opens in London
A ‘till-less’ Amazon grocery outlet, the first of its kind outside of the USA, has been opened in Ealing in London. Consumers visiting the Amazon Fresh store must first scan a smartphone app on entry and on exiting the shop are billed automatically. It is being...
Past Premier Foods boss joins Orchard House
Gavin Darby, the former CEO at Premier Foods is to join fresh prepared fruit and veg business Orchard House as its chairman. Darby is a former FDF president and spent six years at Premier Foods. Commenting on his new position he said: “Orchard House boasts an...
