Samworth Brothers launches new food-to-go business
British food manufacturer, Samworth Brothers, is to launch a brand-new food-to-go business and delivery service, Fresh Food For Now Company. The UK food-to-go sector is a growing market, predicted to be worth £22.8bn by 2023. The new venture marks the evolution of the...
Scotch beef and lamb PGI to be profiled at Hong Kong event
Both Scotch beef PGI and Scotch lamb PGI are set to be high profile in Hong Kong next month at HOFEX, Asia’s leading food and hospitality trade show. HOFEX runs over four days from 7th – 10th May 2019 and attracts more than 42,000 visitors from over 85 countries and...
Sainsbury’s celebrates its 150th birthday with pop-up experience for the general public
To celebrate its 150th Anniversary, Sainsbury's is going back in time to its beginnings in London’s Soho with a pop-up experience. Visitors will be taken on a journey from the store’s family-run shop on Drury Lane in 1869, through to the present day. The experience...
ABF largest private label bread manufacturing contract ends
Publication of Associated British Foods (ABF) interim results has revealed that at Allied Bakeries, recent customer discussions on pricing have had some success, but also led to the termination of its largest private label bread manufacturing contract with Tesco. ABF...
Industry responds to CMA’s decision to block Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
Responding to the announcement by the Competition and Mergers Authority that it will block the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda industry appears to approve its decision. FDF chief operating officer, Tim Rycroft said: “The CMA decision is the only logical...
