Tulip Ltd supports two new farming apprenticeships
Tulip Ltd has invested £20,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy to support two farming apprentices at Hart Farm in Norfolk. Tulip is one of the first food manufacturers to reinvest the funds and will support the training for two stockperson apprentices for 18 months, with...
Macmillan backs down on ‘Meat Free March’ following Twitter storm
Macmillan Cancer Support says it will no longer ‘actively promote’ its fundraising campaign which urged people to give up meat for a March after it was criticised on Twitter by the farming industry. A series of tweets from farmers and other users branded the campaign...
Ishida announces the passing of Ryuichi Ishida
Ishida Co Ltd has announced the death of the company’s honorary chairman and former president Ryuichi Ishida, who passed away after a short illness on the 18th January. Ishida was the fourth generation of the Ishida family to lead the company, joining the business in...
What does Brexit mean for the food industry?
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years, Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated the arrival of departure day by claiming it is the ‘dawn of a new era’ – but what does Brexit really mean for the food industry? Over the past few weeks, many trade...
Environment Bill to impact on food manufacturers
The Environment Bill, first put to parliament in October 2019 has been re-introduced. The Bill 2020 sets out how the UK plans to protect and improve the natural environment in the country. Its proposals indicate that manufacturers will need to shift to reusing more...
