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Quorn reports ‘strongest ever’ year

Feb 7, 2018

Quorn Foods enjoyed 16% global growth in 2017, with sales totalling £205 million for the year, citing “rise in vegan and flexitarian lifestyles”. The company is now aiming to become a “billion dollar business” by 2027, due to what its CEO, Kevin Brennan, describes as...

Asda vows to reduce plastic in packaging

Feb 7, 2018

Asda has announced plans to reduce the amount of plastic in its packaging by 10% this year and phase out 5p ‘single use’ carrier bags from its shops by the end of 2018. The retailer announced the pledge in a document published on its website, called Plastic Unwrapped...

Supermarket sales continue to grow despite spending drop

Feb 6, 2018

Grocery sales have enjoyed a 3.4% increase in value, compared with this time last year, despite a seasonal dip in shopper spend post-Christmas at £1.6 billion less than the month before. According to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel,...

Women In Meat Industry Awards gathers pace

Feb 6, 2018

On the day of the 100th anniversary celebrating when women first got the vote in the UK, YPL Exhibitions & Events, organisers of the new Women In Meat Industry Awards, confirmed two more category partners have joined the initiative, and that celebrity chef Lesley...

Booker’s Charles Wilson named Tesco’s CEO

Feb 5, 2018

Booker Group’s current chief executive, Charles Wilson, has been appointed as CEO of Tesco’s retail and wholesale operations in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He will take up the role upon completion of the retailer’s merger with Booker Group, expected to be 5th...

Important change in food policy direction outlined at Oxford

Feb 5, 2018

Bob Bansback attended the recent Oxford Farming Conference where the theme of 'Embrace Change' encompassed a number of discussion topics. Important messages on the future challenges facing the food industry were aired at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference. The...

Nearly three tonnes of Russell Hume meat stopped in Cyprus

Feb 2, 2018

Around 2,870 tonnes of frozen beef produced by Russell Hume has been prevented from entering the Cypriot supply chain, according to the Cypriot Veterinary Services. Speaking to Food Management Today's sister publication, Meat Management, the authority’s director,...