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King Foods enters into administration
Aberdeenshire food business King Foods has gone into administration, according to administrators Interpath.
Supermarkets urged to reduce nitrites in own-brand products
Pressure group Coalition Against Nitrites has called for supermarkets to reduce and ultimately eliminate nitrites from own-brand bacon and ham lines.
Luke Kempner to host 2026 FMT Food Industry Awards
Organisers of the 2026 FMT Food Industry Awards have unveiled comedian, actor and impressionist Luke Kempner as the host of this year’s awards ceremony.
NFU says producers “already seeing impact” of global instability
National Farmers’ Union Scotland has written to the Prime Minister to warn that tensions in the Middle East are already pushing up the cost of key farm inputs.
Simon Ball appointed Nomad Foods president
UK frozen food company Nomad Foods Limited has appointed Simon Ball as president UK & Ireland, effective 23rd March 2026.
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Brexit insight
Publicity around the impact on food supplies in event of no deal ramps up
Pressure on the government around the impact on food supplies a ‘no deal’ Brexit may have is increasing, with the BBC reporting that the boss of one leading retailer anticipates having to work with competitors, meaning a suspension of competition laws. In its report...
FDF reacts to Common’s committee report on consequences of ‘no deal’ for Brexit
FDF, the industry trade body, has been made aware that the House of Commons Select Exiting the European Union Committee is publishing a report into the consequences of “no deal” for UK business. FDF’s chief operating officer, Tim Rycroft gave evidence to the committee...
‘Alternative Arrangements’ for Irish Border are a Backstop by another name says Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
Responding to a report from the Alternative Arrangements Commission on proposals for the Northern Irish border post-Brexit, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the proposals but noted they seek to provide the same solutions as the...
Households could spend hundreds of pounds extra on food bills post Brexit, says GMB union
New analysis from GMB union shows households could face a 17% surge in grocery shopping basket costs, with hundreds of pounds extra on food and drink bills if the UK leaves the EU with a ‘no deal’. The figures show a family's weekly shop could rocket by more than £800...
Food exports see biggest first quarter sales value on record
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that in the first quarter of 2019, food and drink exports increased by 10.7% (y-o-y) to £5.8bn, almost twice the growth rate of Q1 2018 (+6.3%) and the biggest first quarter sales value on record....
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