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Project HELIX details impact on Welsh food industry

Mar 22, 2021

Figures released by food and drink support company, Project HELIX, reveal that it has had an impact of over £161 million on the Welsh food industry since it launched in 2016.

Technology the key to the success – City Food Lecture review

Mar 19, 2021

SPECIAL FEATURE - CITY FOOD LECTURE: Mel Smith, CEO of Ocado Retail, was the host of the very first online City Food Lecture in February, where more than 850 people tuned in to hear her views on the role of new technology in the future of UK food retailing. The City...

Report sheds light on future food trade with the US

Mar 19, 2021

New analysis by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) highlights the risks and the opportunities a new trade deal with the US may bring for UK food and farming. AHDB’s latest Horizon report looks in detail at a potential transatlantic deal,...

Food companies call on EU to remove cages in animal farming

Mar 18, 2021

Food companies across the EU have sent a joint letter to the EU Commission and members of the EU Parliament calling for a phasing out of cages in animal farming.

Wyke Farms begins renovation of dairy plant

Mar 18, 2021

Cheese producer, Wyke Farms, has launched an expansion project of its Bruton-based site which the company hopes will result in a doubling of capacity. Groundwork has begun on the site, which will be a rebuild of the Wyke Farms production facility in Bruton, Somerset....

Report calls for global action on food waste

Mar 17, 2021

A new report published by the United Nations says more needs to be done to tackle the issue of food waste after it found that global consumer food waste could be up to double the size of previous estimates.