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DEFRA on “Brexit red alert” with thousands hired as deadline looms

Apr 18, 2019

The Liberal Democrats have warned that DEFRA is on “Brexit red alert” as the party revealed the government has hired nearly 3,000 new staff to prepare for the potential fallout. Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said: “This is a...

Easter Egg-spectations for this weekend

Apr 18, 2019

According to Kantar UK Insights consumers have, despite the late Easter, already purchased £146 million of Easter eggs and 42% of households have bought hot cross buns. Easter is the longest bank holiday weekend and a key event for retailers with eggs starting to go...

Survey reveals Scots do support farming and are being misled about red meat

Apr 18, 2019

Almost two thirds (64%) of Scots are concerned about the impact of veganism on Scotland’s farming industry, according to the results of a new survey carried out by Censuswide. The results of the independent survey, commissioned by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), reveal...

TED 2019 talk anticipates clean meat on public plates by 2020

Apr 17, 2019

Speaking at TED 2019 (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Bruce Friedrich, food innovator and founder of the Good Food Institute asked the question, how can meat production be made more sustainable? Friedrich has apparently been a vegetarian for over 30 years, and...

Social media is influencing the way Brits food shop

Apr 17, 2019

Research from retail tech app Ubamarket is advising supermarkets to galvanise new social media trends, as it shows 'end of aisle promotions' are no longer an effective in-store marketing tactic. This analysis appears to show an appetite for change as 56% of people...

Aldi extends food donation scheme

Apr 16, 2019

Following a successful trial, Aldi will donate surplus food directly to charities across the UK through a partnership with the community engagement platform, Neighbourly. The recent trial saw 24 of the supermarket’s stores paired with local good causes that have been...

Asia to generate $4264 billion of grocery sales by 2023

Apr 16, 2019

Market research from IGD Asia predicts the top five markets in Asia will account for 83% of the region’s grocery sales in 2023, and 78.8% of total growth over the next five years. The grocery market will be worth US$4264 billion by 2023, up from $3126 billion in 2018....