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Revised farm standards unveiled by Red Tractor

Jul 22, 2021

The food assurance scheme has outlined what is changing in its revised farm standards from November.

WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment sets 50% greenhouse gas target for 2030

Jul 21, 2021

The voluntary agreement delivered by sustainability charity WRAP has been extended, with the aim of halving the food and drink industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Waitrose only brick-and-mortar retailer to achieve sales growth in last 12 weeks

Jul 21, 2021

The latest figures by Kantar show a growth in consumer confidence has allowed the supermarket to outpace its competitors on footfall, upping its market share by 0.3 percentage points to 5.0%.

Proposed Government policies will raise food prices for consumers, says FDF

Jul 21, 2021

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) predicts that consumers will inevitably face higher food and drink prices over the next few years, causing a knock-on effect for food processors across the country.

Frozen food sales continue strong performance

Jul 20, 2021

The latest figures from Kantar have revealed that frozen foods are continuing to outperform total grocery growth in both value (+7.8%) and volume (+5.2%).

Cold stores warning around proposed new energy rules

Jul 19, 2021

The Cold Chain Federation has urged government to ensure that any plans to set new ‘energy performance standards’ for industrial buildings must reflect the unique role of cold storage facilities.

Pathways transforms colleague development at Princes

Jul 19, 2021

Princes Limited, winner of the 2021 Food Management Today Best Training Initiative Award, says it has seen a huge uptake among colleagues of its innovative online learning and development platform.