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Food and Drink Federation slams updated Brexit notices

Oct 15, 2018

The latest batch of contingency papers for a no-deal Brexit have been issued by the Government, with Food and Drink Federation (FDF) chief executive Ian Wright describing them as ‘shambolic’. The updated list of scenarios outline how the Government would deal with...

Compass Group CEO to present City Food Lecture 2019

Oct 12, 2018

Dominic Blakemore, group chief executive of Compass Group will present the City Food Lecture 2019 which is being held at London's Guildhall. Described as a highly experienced food industry executive, Blakemore took over as group chief executive at the beginning of...

Patisserie Valerie confirms arrest of finance chief

Oct 12, 2018

The owner of café chain Patisserie Valerie has confirmed its finance director Chris Marsh was arrested last night (11th October) after allegedly "significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities" were uncovered. Patisserie Holdings plc announced...

DNA testing in Scotland reports issue

Oct 10, 2018

Information collected by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) showed that 631 tests were carried out last year in which it said that 48 of the tests were ‘contaminated’ with the meat of an animal that was not on the label or menu description. According to a report from FSS,...

Tesco removes more best before dates

Oct 10, 2018

Tesco is set to remove over a hundred more best before dates from its fruit and vegetables, as customers say it helps them reduce food waste. Newly commissioned research reveals 69% of customers believe scrapping best before dates is a good idea. Research shows 53% of...

Organic sector calls for clearer Brexit

Oct 9, 2018

A clear contingency plan to ensure the continued trade of organic produce with the EU in a ‘no deal’ Brexit is being called for by The Organic Trade Board (OTB) and the United Kingdom Organic Certifiers Group (UKOCG). “There has been speculation about how the UK will...

Unilever rethinks plans to relocate headquarters

Oct 5, 2018

Unilever has announced it is scrapping plans to ‘simplify its dual-headed legal structure’ with the relocation of its headquarters. The proposal released earlier this year suggested that the headquarters of Unilever would become a single holding company in Rotterdam,...