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Tim Rycroft is new chief executive at AHDB

Mar 30, 2021

Tim Rycroft, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has been appointed as the new CEO of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Commenting on his new role Rycroft said: “It’s tremendously exciting to be asked to...

Nomad Foods in €615 million acquisition of Fortenova Group’s frozen food group

Mar 30, 2021

Nomad Foods Limited has announced an agreement to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG) for an aggregate consideration of approximately €615 million on a debt-free, cash free basis. FFBG is a leading European frozen food portfolio operating in...

UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming

Mar 30, 2021

Plans are in progress to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, in Shropshire.

Asda workers win equal pay claim

Mar 29, 2021

GMB, the union for Asda workers, has hailed a ‘massive victory’ as the Supreme Court recently ruled in favour of 40,000 workers.

Managing resources sustainably is key to cutting UK greenhouse gases

Mar 29, 2021

SPECIAL FEATURE – Environment: A new report published by WRAP has found that the UK could cut CO2e emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years by using resources more efficiently.

Tesco calls for collective approach from food industry to achieve climate change targets

Mar 26, 2021

Tesco has called on the food industry to take “collective action to achieve transformative change” as part of its climate manifesto ahead of this year’s COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow.

Retailers and food manufacturers call for environmental goals for trade

Mar 25, 2021

Major UK supermarkets and food businesses have joined the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in calling for a “bold and forward-looking vision” for UK trade that puts the environment and the transition to a green economy front and centre.