Arla adapts to protein prices decline
Arla Foods amba has decreased its conventional milk price by 2.16 pence for the manufacturing litre, citing the long-term decline in the value of protein since the start of 2017. A few days after the dairy company reported growing retail and foodservice revenue, its...
One in three people ‘happy to eat cultured meat’
Almost a third of consumers in the UK and USA have reportedly stated they would be happy to eat so-called ‘cultured meat’, indicating potential for companies operating in the industry. A report, commissioned by Ingredient Communications, has revealed that 29% of UK...
Iceland, Quorn and Burger King mock KFC for chicken shortage
Food manufacturers, retailers and restaurant chains have taken to Twitter to ‘poke fun’ at KFC amid a chicken supply crisis that forced the company to temporarily close 750 of its outlets. Satirising the chicken shortages – which came about following KFC’s decision to...
Arla Foods reports increasing revenues
Arla Foods has unveiled growing retail and foodservice revenue in its Group 2017 results, while pledging to continue to further build the UK’s dairy industry. Arla’s brands delivered the “greatest” revenue growth in 2017, including Lurpak growing by 9%, Anchor by 16%...
Mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses to be introduced from May 2018
The new legislation to make CCTV in abattoirs in England mandatory will come into effect from May 2018, once it passes through Parliament, it has been announced today (23rd February). Environment Secretary Michael Gove has laid the proposals, which will also give the...
