Aldi accelerates London expansion after record results
Aldi, the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket, has announced plans to double its store footprint inside the M25 after posting record financial results. The supermarket said it would increase store numbers inside the M25 from 45 to 100 by the end of 2025, by opening more...
FSA appoints new independent chair at ACMSF
Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Heather Hancock has announced the appointment of Professor Bill Keevil as independent chair to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF). Advice from the ACMSF is used to inform the FSA’s policy...
Nestlé accelerates action to tackle climate change and commits to zero net emissions by 2050
Global food giant, Nestlé has announced its ambition to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It says it will embrace the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Ahead of the U.N. Secretary-General’s Climate...
UK may face ‘watered-down’ food regulations after Brexit warns UK Trade Policy Observatory
The UK Trade Policy Observatory (UK TPO) is warning that the UK public may face the prospect of watered-down food regulations after Brexit with Parliament having little say . New analysis by legal experts at the University of Sussex-based UK TPO warns that stringent...
Acquisition of Soya International gives AAK major foothold in speciality lecithin
AAK is set to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of speciality lecithin after acquiring a majority stake in UK-based Soya International. The business will trade under a new name – AAK Soya International Ltd. AAK Soya International supplies a comprehensive...
