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Deadline fast approaching to enter UK Sausage Week competition

Aug 27, 2019

With another high level of entries this year, YPL Exhibitions & Events has extended the deadline for nominating and entering sausages into the 2019 UK Sausage Week competition until Thursday 29th August. There are 14 categories available in the UK Sausage Week...

Morrisons to close four supermarkets

Aug 23, 2019

Morrisons is to close four of its supermarkets with the potential loss of 400 jobs. The stores in question are in Swindon town centre, Ince, Crawley and Shirley in the West Midlands. A spokesperson for Morrisons said: "We will now be going through a consultation...

Tesco warns it may not list brands that use excessive plastics

Aug 22, 2019

At four meetings with over 1,500 suppliers, Tesco set out its vision for the next stage of its packaging agenda. The retailer is committed to removing excess packaging from Tesco brand and branded products. Tesco also briefed suppliers that from next year, the size...

Rationing considered by supermarket in event of No Deal Brexit

Aug 22, 2019

A senior executive at a major food retailer has told the BBC it is considering introducing rationing. The aim appears to be to prevent firms that have not made their own no-deal Brexit plan from using food retailers as wholesalers, which it says has happened in the...

FSS recommends eating out should be a healthier experience

Aug 22, 2019

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has called for significant changes to make food outside of the home healthier. FSS believes implementing these evidence-based recommendations is a positive and necessary step towards shaping the Scottish Government’s Out of Home Strategy...

Scotland’s seafood exports to Japan increase fourfold

Aug 21, 2019

Scottish seafood exports to Japan rose to over 2,630 tonnes last year, up from 598 tonnes in 2017, and a contingent of seafood companies heading East for the Japan Seafood Expo 2019 (21st – 23rd August) is set to bolster the export trend, with this year’s delegation...

Proseal celebrates a significant manufacturing milestone

Aug 21, 2019

Tray sealing specialist Proseal is celebrating a manufacturing milestone with the production, sale and installation of their tray sealing machine, serial number 5000. The machine was purchased by existing and long-standing local Cheshire customer, Forresters – one of...