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Food figures recognised in New Year Honours list

Jan 4, 2019

The New Year’s Honours list 2019, published on Saturday 29th December, has recognised the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom, including those from the food industry. Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond was one of...

NFU president calls on Government to prioritise food post-Brexit

Jan 3, 2019

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has challenged the Government to live up to its responsibilities to ensure that Britain has a robust supply of safe, traceable and affordable food following Brexit. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference,...

Sugar comes under the spotlight following survey results

Jan 3, 2019

UK children are currently consuming around 13 cubes or 52g of sugar a day, according to Public Health England (PHE). This is said to exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10 years old. The findings, which have been...

Gove appoints Ben Elliot as Food Waste Champion

Dec 31, 2018

Ben Elliot has been appointed as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion, by Environment Secretary Michael Gove, to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste. Philanthropist Ben Elliot, the co-founder of lifestyle group Quintessentially and...

Grave impact on UK fishing forecast

Dec 31, 2018

The EU landings obligation for fisheries comes fully into force on 1st January 2019 and will apply to all quota species, unless a specific ‘de minimis or high survival exemption’ applies. The full implementation of the landing obligation presents a number of...

Government CMO calls for taxes on ‘unhealthy food’

Dec 21, 2018

The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy 'junk food' in her annual report, suggesting the proceeds could be used to reduce prices for fruit and vegetables. In her annual report she has also urged...

City Food Lecture to be held in February

Dec 20, 2018

The City Food Lecture will be held on Tuesday 26th February 2019 at the Guildhall, London with speakers such as Minette Batters and Dominic Blakemore. The invitation only event has become a well-established feature of both the City of London and food industry...