Evaluations and product judging has started for this year’s FMT Food Industry Awards at the Regional Food Academy test kitchens, located at Harper Adams University, Shropshire.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found that new controls in place over the movement of goods between the UK and the EU have created added costs for businesses and affected international trade flows.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency.

Asda said it will introduce its Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all 581 food stores and online to provide customers on a budget with “more value choices.”

John Allan, chairman of Tesco, has predicted that “the worst is yet to come” on food price inflation.

Lidl and Waitrose have topped a list of eco-friendly supermarkets published by Which?, with both scoring well across greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, plastic use and food waste.

KP Snacks said that its cybersecurity systems had been “compromised by ransomware” and the company could no longer safely process orders or dispatch goods.