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Grocery sales spike ahead of Christmas

Dec 8, 2020

Take-home grocery sales rose by 11.3% during the 12 weeks to 29th November 2020, the fastest rate of growth since August, according to the latest market share data from Kantar. November was the largest month ever for the grocery market, with £10.9 billion spent in...

Eustice urged to address shortage of vets ahead of EU exit

Dec 8, 2020

Twenty-nine trade associations across the food, logistics and farming industries have signed a letter addressed to Defra secretary George Eustice which raises concerns about the shortage of official veterinarians that will be needed to cope with the surge in demand...

New directory for meat industry now available

Dec 7, 2020

Meat Contacts 2021 is now available and the latest edition offers readers a 352 page directory which is packed full of updated information covering the UK meat trade. Editor Pamela Brook commented: “It’s always a big task to produce this unique annual guide, but its...

New five-year strategy rolled out by AHDB

Dec 7, 2020

Major change is on the cards for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as it announces its proposals for a new five-year strategy for 2021 -2026. The proposals will focus on significantly improving levy payers’ engagement on AHDB priorities for...

AHDB to launch baked-potato campaign in 2021

Dec 4, 2020

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is planning to follow up its promotional potato campaign from earlier this year with another £150,000 marketing push in 2021. The campaign will aim to promote the health and nutritional aspects of baked...

UK organic sector to be recognised after Brexit

Dec 4, 2020

The European Commission has announced that the UK's six organic certification bodies will be recognised for 12-months following the end of the Brexit transition period. Concern had been growing amongst farmers that without EU recognition, organic products from the UK...

Singapore to approve cell-based meat products

Dec 3, 2020

Singapore has become the first country to approve cultured meat for commercial sale after the Singapore Food Agency said that the cell-based chicken produced by San Francisco-based start-up Eat Just met the safety standards for use in nuggets. Eat Just, formerly...