Last chance to enter the FMT Food Industry Awards
Now is the final chance to enter products into the FMT Food Industry Awards, with the closing date of this weekend fast approaching. Companies can nominate products free of charge online in the following nine categories: • Most Innovative Packaging Development • Best...
UK’s food import figures ‘staggering’
The UK’s total import figures of food and drink from around the world during the first half of 2018 have been described as ‘staggering’ by researchers. Import data for the first six months of 2018 was collected from HM Revenue & Customs, with the study conducted...
‘Weetabix One’ site to close
Major cereal manufacturer Weetabix has confirmed its intention to close one of its Corby sites and expand its other factory located in the same region. The plan to close the site, known as ‘Weetabix One’, is said to be part of a “long-term investment strategy” in...
Jamie Oliver partners with Tesco to drive ‘healthier eating’
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is joining Tesco in a bid to ‘make it easier for the nation to eat well and live healthier lives’. As a first step this month, Jamie will front up Tesco’s ‘helpful little swaps’ in store, where product alternatives offer reduced levels of...
Nigel Fredericks to cease trading
Reliable sources have informed Food Management Today that catering butcher Nigel Fredericks has entered administration. Food Management Today has ascertained from the business’s landlord that rent had not been paid for some time and the company has now shut up shop....
