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Mars invests £190m in UK chocolate facility
Global confectionary brand Mars Incorporated has unveiled a £190 million investment in its Slough factory, which it said will transform the location into a manufacturing hub.
Meat industry awards product nominations deadline approaches
Product nominations and awards voting are currently still live online for this year’s Meat Management Meat Industry Awards and will finally close on Friday 12th June.
Report finds 71% of consumers concerned about UPF health impacts
Research development firm Vypr has published its latest Consumer Horizon report, which tracks UK grocery and consumer trends in 2026.
Government partners with industry to increase redistributed surplus food
A plan to triple the volume of surplus food for redistribution has been developed by the food sector and the Institute of Grocery Distribution.
Defra outlines SPS details at Balmoral Show roundtable
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Emma Reynolds has met with farmers, growers and agri-food businesses to discuss the benefits of the new UK-EU food deal.
Get more info about the FMT Food Industry Awards
To find out more about this fantastic awards initiative for the food industry, click here.
Brexit insight
Britain delays post-Brexit border controls
The UK government has set out a new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK.
Government promises 50,000 more HGV driving tests
The UK government has announced plans to accelerate the process of obtaining an HGV driver licence as a means of tackling the nationwide labour shortages.
Supermarket shortages will become permanent, says FDF boss
Ian Wright, CEO of the Food and Drink Federation, has said the days of limitless food choice in supermarkets or restaurants are “over”.
Morrisons warns HGV crisis will raise prices
The supermarket chain said that they were expecting “some industry-wide retail price inflation” during the second half of the year, driven by factors including the current shortage of HGV drivers.
BRC warns food manufacturing at risk of moving overseas
Director of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Andrew Opie warns that if the current labour shortages are not taken seriously “retailers will end up offshoring production.”
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