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Top ten stories from Food Management Today 2018
As we come to the end of the year, Food Management Today takes a look back at some of the biggest stories that captured readers’ attention in 2018. Based on reader traffic to the FMT Website from our weekly newsletter, here, in reverse order, is a list of our most...
Ocado sees double digit growth in orders
Ocado Group Plc has announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 2nd December 2018, in which it saw double digit growth in average orders per week. The online supermarket also saw consistent strong growth in revenue of 12.0%, and the new facilities at Andover...
“Mixed progress” for food industry salt targets
The latest Government salt reduction targets set by Public Health England (PHE), suggest that the food industry has achieved “mixed progress”, with just over half of all average salt reduction targets met so far. However, for manufacturers and retailers combined, all...
Government unveils mandatory food waste strategy
Businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of food waste, under a major new government strategy unveiled by the Environment secretary, Michael Gove. The announcement forms part of the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy,...
Riverway Foods acquired by Tönnies Group
UK sausage producer Riverway Foods has been acquired by German meat company Tönnies Group with the aim of expanding its market share in the UK. Riverway Foods was founded in 1971 in Harlow, Essex, and across the following decades, the company grew successively. The...
Sandwich factory faces closure
Following two years of operational investments, food-to-go business Adelie Foods has confirmed it is proposing the closure of its Kilmarnock factory affecting around 180 jobs. Adelie Foods specialises in the food-to-go market, making sandwiches and snacks. It is...
Tesco to provide more than 250,000 meals of surplus food
More than a quarter of a million meals of surplus food are set to be donated to charities and community groups by Tesco this Christmas. It comes as the supermarket looks to end 2018 with more than 36 million meals given to good causes through its Community Food...
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