Sainsbury’s trials meat-free products in meat, fish and poultry aisles
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new range of 26 meat-alternative products that will now sit in its meat, fish, and poultry aisles across 20 stores nationwide. The change is believed to mark the first time a UK supermarket has positioned a range of meat-alternatives...
Food businesses reduce CO2 emissions and water use
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its annual sustainability progress report, outlining the steps taken by members to deliver its Ambition 2025, a set of commitments to deliver a sustainable food system. The 2018 report illustrates the work done by FDF...
Food shelves will be empty in no-deal Brexit – warn retailers
Major retailers and foodservice operators have warned that their shelves will be empty in the short term as a result of a no-deal Brexit. Sainsbury's, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Co-op, Lidl, KFC and McDonald's are among the signatories of a letter to MPs stating that...
Tesco confirms closure of fresh food counters and job cuts
Tesco is set to close its fresh food counters and bakeries in 90 stores as part of a cost-cutting plan which will affect 9,000 workers. The retailer has said that its remaining fish, meat and deli counters in 700 stores will be run on a full-time or flexible basis. It...
Stronger food labelling laws proposed
The Government has announced it will be launching a consultation on proposed amends to food labelling to help prevent deaths of people with allergies. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland...
