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Winners of 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards revealed

May 25, 2018

The winners of the 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards were announced on 24th May during a glittering celebratory dinner at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, attended by around 400 guests. British magician and TV presenter Ben Hanlin presented meat manufacturers,...

Waitrose to remove own-label black plastic packaging by end of 2019

May 24, 2018

Waitrose has pledged to stop using black plastic packaging by the end of 2019. The retailer’s investment in alternatives to plastic continues with two of its Italian ready meal range to be trialled in what it describes as ‘cutting-edge’ widely recyclable packaging...

FMT Awards Lunch to add new speaker

May 24, 2018

The annual Food Management Today Industry Awards lunch in January will welcome a new speaker - Robbie Glen, in addition to once again being hosted in London by John Torode of MasterChef fame. This will be the third Awards ceremony at which John has officiated, and the...

Marks and Spencer unveils results amid store closure news

May 23, 2018

Following the announcement that Marks and Spencer is set to close 100 stores by 2022, the retailer has now unveiled its full year results. The retailer reported a 62.1% fall in pre-tax profit to £66.8 million in the year to 31st March. This was linked to a store...

Tesco to remove ‘Best Before’ label on selected fruit and vegetables

May 22, 2018

Tesco is removing its ‘Best Before’ label on selected fruit and vegetables, to help prevent perfectly edible food from being thrown away. ‘Best Before’ labels are put on foods by retailers as a quality indication to show that although they are no longer at their best...

Marks & Spencer to close 100 stores by 2022

May 22, 2018

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced it is closing a further 14 stores, totalling over 100 store closures by 2022. It has been announced that 21 stores have already closed, and a further 14 are proposed for closure or set to close in 2018/19. This follows the...

Cranswick announces audited preliminary results

May 22, 2018

Cranswick plc results for the year ended 31st March 2018 have been announced. It is said to be a year of record capital investment for Cranswick, with capital expenditure of £59 million to add capacity, extend capability and drive efficiencies. Key features also...