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Calls for chancellor to delay red diesel ban on weakened supply chain

Sep 15, 2020

Food industry representatives have come together to urge HM Treasury to delay its proposed ban on the use of red diesel by food delivery vehicles until 2025. In its March 2020 Budget, Government announced that from April 2022 it will remove the entitlement to use red...

Supermarket sales slow as shoppers ‘Eat Out to Help Out’

Sep 15, 2020

Shoppers spent £155 million less in supermarkets in August as the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme launched and people returned to pre-Covid routines, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar. The latest figures show take-home grocery sales rose by...

UK signs “historic” trade deal with Japan

Sep 14, 2020

The Department for International Trade has announced that the UK and Japan have agreed in principle to a trade agreement. The deal is the UK’s first major trade agreement as an independent trading nation and will increase trade with Japan by an estimated £15.2...

2 Sisters tackles local jobs crisis with recruitment drive

Sep 11, 2020

Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is advertising more than 100 roles at its site in Thetford, Norfolk in response to an unemployment crisis in the East of England caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The recruitment drive includes both temporary and part-time...

Tarheel Distributors appoints new president

Sep 10, 2020

Tarheel Distributors, Inc., a North American supplier of aftersales parts to the meat processing manufacturing industry, has appointed Carsten Soendergaard as president of the company. Soendergaard comes to Tarheel Distributors with extensive background and experience...

Nestlé remains world’s most valuable food brand

Sep 10, 2020

Nestlé has retained the title of the world’s most valuable food brand following a 3% brand value increase to $20.3 billion, according to the latest Brand Finance Food & Drink 2020 report. The company’s total brand value is now $68.5 billion, making it the most...

NFU urges Government to back British farming in trade deals

Sep 9, 2020

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on politicians to give Parliament a say on how future trade deals impact British food and farming. The 9th September marks ‘Back British Farming’ day and the NFU has published a new report that showcases the high standards...