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NFU takes in new group of young farmer ambassadors

Jul 30, 2020

After receiving over 130 applications, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced the 11 new farmers that will join the organisation for the second year of its Student & Young Farmer Ambassador Programme. The new group of young farmers will work with the NFU...

Voting live for Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020

Jul 30, 2020

Voting for the finalists for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020 is now live at the official website womeninmeatawards.com. After receiving a great number of nominations, you can now register your vote for the 51 finalists which make up the following nine...

Dimbleby outlines part one of National Food Strategy

Jul 29, 2020

Following the announcement of the Government’s plans to tackle obesity within the UK, Henry Dimbleby has called for more to be done in order to support healthier diets in the first part of the National Food Strategy. The National Food Strategy was commissioned by the...

2 Sisters launches employment drive for young people

Jul 28, 2020

Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is to create a network of jobs for young people across its processing sites as it backs Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2 billion fund for youth employment. The new roles will be aimed specifically at people aged 16 to 24 who are on...

FDF blasts new Government obesity proposals

Jul 27, 2020

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has hit out at the Government’s new measures to tackle obesity within the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson also added that the proposals will help protect people from coronavirus. The new measures will see ‘buy one get one free’...

Christine Tacon to step down as Groceries Code Adjudicator

Jul 24, 2020

Small Business Minister Paul Scully has confirmed that Christine Tacon will step down as Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) later this year before being replaced by Mark White. Tacon, who was due to step down from her role in June, has been reappointed for a term of up...

Nestlé launches new £1 million fund to support vulnerable families

Jul 23, 2020

Nestlé UK & Ireland will help 8,000 families who might otherwise go hungry during the school summer holidays with a £1 million investment in association with Community Shop and FoodCloud. Community Shop, which works in areas experiencing some of the highest levels...