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Food shop prices pushed up due to tight global supplies
According to the British Retail Consortium, overall shop prices were up as food inflation was on the rise over the 1st – 7th July period.
Welsh Government project relaunched after delivering £676m impact
A Welsh Government project that aims to provide technical support to Welsh food manufacturers has reportedly delivered over £676 million impact since it launched.
Ballymaguire Foods stops production at facility after a listeria outbreak
Chilled ready meal producer Ballymaguire Foods has initiated a full recall of products produced at one of its facilities following the identification of listeria bacteria.
Adam Henson launches national #FeedMeTruth campaign
TV Presenter and farmer Adam Henson is launching #FeedMeTruth, a national campaign to inform children of where the food on their plate comes from. Henson, best known from Countryfile, hopes to encourage every nursery and school to commit to making their food supply...
New EFSA food safety survey highlights consumer attitudes
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) has provided fresh evidence to support its 2019 Eurobarometer report that focused on food safety and consumers' attitudes to food. The updated survey draws figures from five new EU pre-accession countries including Albania,...
Farmers unions disappointed with immigration policy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and NFU Scotland have criticised the Government's new immigration policy which will see the introduction of a points based system starting from 2021. The new policy will require EU and non-EU citizens to amass 70 points to be able to...
Two thirds of adults don’t eat enough fibre
A report from bakery company Hovis has revealed that UK adults are failing to consume enough fibre and are confused about how much they should be eating, despite high-profile campaigns to get people to boost their fibre intake. The report found that 89% of UK adults...
FDF survey reveals improved confidence for businesses
A survey featured in the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) 2019 Business Confidence report revealed confidence amongst businesses in the food and drink industry has improved by almost a third since the start of 2019. The survey found that net confidence in the...
FSA sets authorisation deadline for CBD products
The FSA has set a deadline for CBD businesses to provide more information about cannabidiol (CBD) products and their contents. It also advises vulnerable groups not to take CBD, and healthy adults to take no more than 70mg a day. CBD is one of many chemicals called...
Nestlé records fastest growth in four years
In the company’s annual report for 2019, Nestlé recorded its fastest organic growth since 2015 and posted its highest net profit in almost a decade. The world’s largest food manufacturer saw organic growth of 3.5%, supported by worldwide sales of Purina PetCare and...
UK food market to be worth over £170bn by 2024, says GlobalData
A report by GlobalData suggests that the food and grocery market in the UK will be worth £174.5bn by 2024, with the ‘big four’ supermarkets set to lose out on a further £1.9bn of the total market. The company’s latest report, ‘UK: Food & Grocery 2019-2024’,...
Eustice replaces Villiers as Defra secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Farming minister George Eustice has replaced Theresa Villiers as Defra secretary as Boris Johnson conducts his first cabinet reshuffle following last year's general election. Eustice is renowned for his farming background and previously held the farming and fisheries...
Bühler and Givaudan opens plant-based innovation centre in Singapore
Bühler, a food technology provider, has teamed up with Givaudan to open a new innovation centre dedicated to plant-based food in Singapore. The new facility, located at Givaudan Woodlands site, will be jointly run by the two companies, bringing together a pilot plant...
Kieran Roche joins Valpak as director of new business
Valpak, the UK’s largest compliance scheme, has announced former commercial director of CBRE Group, Kieran Roche, as its director of new business. Valpak, which is part of the Reconomy group, says Roche brings a track record in growing business in a customer friendly...
Rustlers partners with Asda to donate meals to people in need
Kepak’s Rustlers is partnering with Asda and other major food suppliers in a charity initiative which the company expects to result in over one million products being donated to FareShare, the nationwide food redistribution charity. The ‘You Buy One We Give One’...
Young’s Seafood targets younger audience with new packaging
Young’s Seafood has built on its multi-million pound ‘Master’s of Fish’ advertising campaign by unveiling a new packaging creative which is designed to target a younger audience. This redesign represents further investment into the Young’s brand for 2020 and will be...
New foodservice procurement business launched
Caterforce managing director, Nick Redford and Sodexo director, Warren Hamer, have teamed up to launch Artere Procurement Solutions. The pair worked together at Makro before going their separate ways prior to the Booker takeover in 2013. Warren worked at Iceland and...
Kettle Foods celebrates national apprenticeship week by supporting record number of apprentices
Kettle Foods celebrated National Apprenticeship Week by supporting 21 employees as part of its apprenticeship programme – the highest number since the introduction of the scheme back in 2017. The company committed to supporting a record number of employees this year...
Marks and Spencer announces Eoin Tonge as chief financial officer
Former Greencore director, Eoin Tonge, will be joining the board of Marks and Spencer as chief financial officer in June. Tonge replaces Humphrey Singer, who left M&S last September after the company was demoted from the FTSE 100. Formerly the chief strategy...
Westminster food conference includes top line up
Henry Dimbleby of the National Food Strategy will lead the speaker line-up at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum policy conference in July to outline a new food strategy for England. The speakers will also include Stefano Agostino, CEO of Nestlé , the...
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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