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Tesco boss to step down
In a surprise announcement, alongside its interim results for the period 2019/2020, Dave Lewis, current CEO of Tesco is to step down from the company next summer. In a statement, Lewis said: “Despite challenging external conditions we have delivered a very good start...
Over 150 buyers from 22 countries to attend Showcasing Scotland 2019
Over 150 food and drink buyers from across the world, with a combined buying power of over £3 billion, will arrive in the country for Showcasing Scotland 2019 being held at Gleneagles Hotel. The biennial event, organised by Scotland Food & Drink and Scottish...
The barcode is 40 years old
The first UK barcode scan took place on 2nd October 1979, at Keymarkets in Spalding, Lincolnshire. On the 40th anniversary of the barcode in the UK, there is no doubt it has transformed industry at home and is scanned more than 70,000 times around the world every...
Search underway for new AHDB chair
The government has started recruitment for two new leaders to join the Board at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). A new chair is being sought to head the AHDB when Sir Peter Kendall reaches the end of his term of office at the end of March...
Continued access to EU preferential trade agreements vital to avoid exports drop
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published a report showing that food and drink exports have increased by 5.1% to £11.3bn in the first half (H1) of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Yet the rate of growth is lower than that seen in H1 2018 of 5.7%. The...
UK plans to fund new technologies to transform food production
A challenge, run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on behalf of the government, is aimed at helping farmers to reduce pollution and boost food production through the integrated use of new digital technologies, sensors, artificial intelligence, machine learning and...
New campaign to celebrate environmental health
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting the importance of environmental health, raising the profile of the profession and inspiring the next generation of Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs)....
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