Partners showing support for FMT Food Industry Awards 2019
Just two weeks after 2018’s Food Management Today Industry Awards Ceremony took place, organisers have revealed a flurry of partners have already signed up to 2019’s campaign. Marel, Harper Adams Univeristy, Protolan, Reiser UK, Dawsonrentals Temperature Control...
UK food manufacturers on first UK trade mission to India
Food manufacturers from the UK visited India for a week-long trade mission in January, organised by Santander UK, in conjunction with the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) and the Department of International Trade (DIT). The 12 firms attending the initiative included...
Minette Batters elected as National Farmers’ Union president
Minette Batters has been elected as the new president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for a two-year term, becoming its first female president. Batters, a beef farmer from Wiltshire, will serve alongside Guy Smith as deputy president and Stuart Roberts as vice...
Asda’s sales increase but profits slip
Asda has reported a 0.5% rise in like-for-like sales, but gross profit margins have dipped, for the fourth quarter ending 31st December. Without disclosing the exact amount of its profit’s decrease, owner Walmart attributed the slip to “on-going price investments”....
Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has addressed concerns over access to labour after Brexit and announced a review of the inspection regime during the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Recognising that farming currently depends on access to labour from...
