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Sainsbury’s trials meat-free products in meat, fish and poultry aisles

Jan 30, 2019

Sainsbury’s is trialling a new range of 26 meat-alternative products that will now sit in its meat, fish, and poultry aisles across 20 stores nationwide. The change is believed to mark the first time a UK supermarket has positioned a range of meat-alternatives...

Food businesses reduce CO2 emissions and water use

Jan 29, 2019

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published its annual sustainability progress report, outlining the steps taken by members to deliver its Ambition 2025, a set of commitments to deliver a sustainable food system. The 2018 report illustrates the work done by FDF...

Food shelves will be empty in no-deal Brexit – warn retailers

Jan 29, 2019

Major retailers and foodservice operators have warned that their shelves will be empty in the short term as a result of a no-deal Brexit. Sainsbury's, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Co-op, Lidl, KFC and McDonald's are among the signatories of a letter to MPs stating that...

Tesco confirms closure of fresh food counters and job cuts

Jan 28, 2019

Tesco is set to close its fresh food counters and bakeries in 90 stores as part of a cost-cutting plan which will affect 9,000 workers. The retailer has said that its remaining fish, meat and deli counters in 700 stores will be run on a full-time or flexible basis. It...

Stronger food labelling laws proposed

Jan 25, 2019

The Government has announced it will be launching a consultation on proposed amends to food labelling to help prevent deaths of people with allergies. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland...

Foods Standards Agency CEO steps down

Jan 24, 2019

Jason Feeney CBE will leave the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in June, following two years in the chief executive position. Feeney has been with the department itself for four years and has promised to continue to oversee the most critical phase of FSA’s preparations...

FMT Food Industry Awards 2019 ceremony ready for action

Jan 24, 2019

This year’s prestigious Food Management Today Industry Awards ceremony and lunch is set to take place next week hosted by renowned chef, John Torode. Organisers are now working on the final flourishes for the event to be held on 31st January at the five star Royal...