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Kellogg’s to use ‘traffic light’ label system on UK cereal packaging

Dec 3, 2018

According to various news reports, Kellogg's is to start using a 'traffic light' label systems for the majority of its UK cereal packaging, starting from next year, after carrying out a customer survey. The survey is said to have asked around 2,000 British people, for...

Survey shows food retailers preparing for hard Brexit

Nov 30, 2018

In the event of a no-deal Brexit in March 2019, a new survey has shown that over a third of retailers indicated they feel ‘very underprepared’ for a hard Brexit, and are considering stockpiling where possible. Squire Patton Boggs and Retail Economics undertook a...

Ban on fast food advertising for London transport confirmed

Nov 29, 2018

Fast food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25th February 2019 under measures designed to tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed. The decision follows a public consultation launched in May...

Women In Meat Industry Awards video available to view

Nov 29, 2018

A film has been captured of the recent Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner and presentation ceremony, which is now available to view online along with the photo gallery. Click here to watch the short video. The celebration dinner on Friday 16th November brought...

Stockpiling issues cause concerns for food industry

Nov 28, 2018

In a recent meeting with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, along with Ian Rayson of Nestle UK, raised various concerns over Brexit. According to a report by BBC, Wright said that...

Baroness Trumpington dies aged 96

Nov 27, 2018

Jean Trumpington, Baroness Trumpington, served in the Department of Health and Ministry of Agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s, and has passed away aged 96. She was a former Conservative minister, and was well known for making a ‘V-sign’ at a fellow Conservative seven...

ADAS to deliver £29,000 project to tackle climate change

Nov 27, 2018

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have appointed ADAS to deliver a £29,000 project to tackle climate change. Beginning early next year, the new project is said to pave...