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Deadline extended for UK Sausage Week competition
The final date to nominate products for this year’s UK Sausage Week (UKSW) competition has been extended by one week to Friday 8th August.
AHDB showcases UK cheese exports in Singapore roadshow
AHDB has funded a six-month roadshow aimed at retaining interest in UK cheese exports in Singapore.
Meat Industry Awards finalists revealed for 2025
The shortlist for the Meat Management Meat Industry Awards has been unveiled for 2025 with all finalists listed online ahead of the awards ceremony.
GCA offers guidance to suppliers amidst Covid-19
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), Christine Tacon, has offered guidance to retailers and suppliers to ensure customers have access to food and other essentials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supermarkets and other retailers have been under considerable strain...
Consumers leading the drive to healthier eating, says GlobalData
Some 66% of consumers are moving towards products with sugar-free claims, with this number expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, according to GlobalData. Hannah Pervez, consumer analyst at GlobalData, said: “Manufacturers now have an opportunity to positively...
2020 meat awards ceremony date change
YPL Exhibitions & Events have announced that the UK’s biggest meat industry awards event is pushing back its dinner and ceremony date by two months. Emma Cash the event organiser told Food Management Today: “Best advice at the time when the decision was made to...
Morrisons to make immediate payments to help small suppliers with cashflow
Morrisons says farmers, local foodmakers and many more small businesses will be paid early to support them as they deal with the impact of coronavirus/Covid-19. The retailer said it is to move to immediate payments for its smaller suppliers to help them during the...
Food retailers reassure customers and ask them to buy responsibly
British food retailers have written a joint letter to their customers in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19). It reassures customers about the extra steps being taken by retailers and calls on them to be considerate in the way they shop. Food retailers all say they are...
PTF Annual Dinner postponed due to coronavirus
The 2020 annual Provision Trade Federation (PTF) dinner will no longer be taking place on 26th March as previously planned. The organisers had been keeping the position under close review but in the light of the evolving coronavirus (Covid-19) situation and the latest...
New guidance on setting shelf-life highlights fridge temperatures as an issue
Campden BRI has updated guidance on shelf-life setting for the food industry. The new guidance is a result of close collaboration with industry experts to align it with recent developments in the area of shelf-life evaluation. This now includes the implementation of...
Plastics packaging tax out for consultation following Budget 2020
In his budget earlier in the week Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that a tax on plastic packaging which contains less than 30% recycled content would come into force in April 2022 and is to be set at £200 a tonne. The Chancellor said: “From April 2022, we will charge...
Industry’s best recognised by Michel Roux Jr. at FMT Industry Awards
The winners of the 2020 FMT Industry Awards were presented with their trophies by celebrity chef, Michel Roux Jr. at a glittering celebratory lunch held at The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington. The awards are an annual celebration of the creativity, innovation and...
New heads of business announced at Flava People
Food ingredients manufacturer, The Flava People, has expanded its team by announcing a new commercial director and a new head of retail, as well as three other senior members of staff. Alison O’Brien has joined The Flava People from Warburtons as commercial director,...
UK loses ‘A’ grade in global test of animal welfare leadership
The UK has dropped a grade in the global assessment of countries’ records on animal welfare due to Brexit parliamentary delays which have held up planned laws such as animal sentience and export regulation. The UK previously held an ‘A’ grade but has now dropped to a...
Government appoints Nicholas Saphir as new AHDB chair
Nicholas Saphir has been appointed as the new chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), and will be assuming his new role from the 1st April 2020 on a three-year term. Saphir was appointed by the Government and will be taking over from Sir...
Supermarket delivery hours extended amidst coronavirus concerns
The Government has relaxed restrictions surrounding supermarket home deliveries as more and more consumers look to stockpile on essentials following a growing number of coronavirus cases in the UK. Defra secretary, George Eustice, has said that by allowing night-time...
Tesco agrees to sell businesses in Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6bn
Tesco has agreed to sell its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6bn following “inbound interest” from a combination of business, including Thailand’s largest private company, Charoen Pokphand. The supermarket says the sale will “further de-risk the Tesco...
Tesco announces price-match campaign with Aldi
Tesco will be cutting prices on hundreds of products in an effort to match the prices of rival-supermarket Aldi. Products such as Tesco ripe bananas, Tesco whole cucumbers and Warburtons toastie sliced white bread will be reduced in order to compete with the...
FMT Industry Awards 2020 to go ahead as planned
Organisers of the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2020 lunch and ceremony, which takes place on 12th March in London, have reassured guests, category partners and sponsors that the celebratory lunch, hosted by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr will be going ahead as...
Research reveals Brits are unaware of food fraud likelihood
Over 9 million people in Britain believe that they may have eaten mislabelled or mis-sold food within the UK, according to a new survey. The new data, taken from a poll of more than 1,000 members of the public, raises concerns regarding food safety in Britain,...
View the 2026 FMT Awards review e-magazine
Find out all of the winners and finalists from the 2026 Food Management Industry Awards. The much anticipated event took place on Friday 12th June at the 5-star Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
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