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UK loses ‘A’ grade in global test of animal welfare leadership

Mar 11, 2020

The UK has dropped a grade in the global assessment of countries’ records on animal welfare due to Brexit parliamentary delays which have held up planned laws such as animal sentience and export regulation. The UK previously held an ‘A’ grade but has now dropped to a...

Government appoints Nicholas Saphir as new AHDB chair

Mar 11, 2020

Nicholas Saphir has been appointed as the new chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), and will be assuming his new role from the 1st April 2020 on a three-year term. Saphir was appointed by the Government and will be taking over from Sir...

Supermarket delivery hours extended amidst coronavirus concerns

Mar 10, 2020

The Government has relaxed restrictions surrounding supermarket home deliveries as more and more consumers look to stockpile on essentials following a growing number of coronavirus cases in the UK. Defra secretary, George Eustice, has said that by allowing night-time...

Tesco agrees to sell businesses in Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6bn

Mar 9, 2020

Tesco has agreed to sell its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6bn following “inbound interest” from a combination of business, including Thailand’s largest private company, Charoen Pokphand. The supermarket says the sale will “further de-risk the Tesco...

Tesco announces price-match campaign with Aldi

Mar 6, 2020

Tesco will be cutting prices on hundreds of products in an effort to match the prices of rival-supermarket Aldi. Products such as Tesco ripe bananas, Tesco whole cucumbers and Warburtons toastie sliced white bread will be reduced in order to compete with the...

FMT Industry Awards 2020 to go ahead as planned

Mar 5, 2020

Organisers of the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2020 lunch and ceremony, which takes place on 12th March in London, have reassured guests, category partners and sponsors that the celebratory lunch, hosted by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr will be going ahead as...

Research reveals Brits are unaware of food fraud likelihood

Mar 5, 2020

Over 9 million people in Britain believe that they may have eaten mislabelled or mis-sold food within the UK, according to a new survey. The new data, taken from a poll of more than 1,000 members of the public, raises concerns regarding food safety in Britain,...