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Rhug Estate in the spotlight at Wales Food and Drink Awards
Lord Newborough, owner of Rhug Estate, was named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Wales Food and Drink Awards 2025 in recognition of his contribution to the Welsh food industry.
Fresh produce EU import checks scrapped ahead of SPS deal
Government will scrap border checks on fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union in an early move to “ease trade” ahead of its new SPS deal with the EU.
Ready meal manufacturer boosts profits to £5.3m
Ready meal manufacturer Charlie Bigham’s published its annual results for the year ended 31st August 2024, reporting a rise in revenue of 8.8%.
Speculation continues around future of crisp manufacturer Kettle Foods
Campbell, the American owner of Kettle Crisps, is reported to have appointed advisers to its Norwich based crisp business, Kettle Foods, to examine its future. Kettle Foods has a 500 strong workforce based just outside of Norwich and a storage facility at Snetterton....
Government food waste initiative calling on key players to ‘Step up to the Plate’
The Government’s Food Surplus and Waste Champion Ben Elliot has launched a ‘Step up to the Plate’ initiative to reduce food waste. Elliot will be bringing together key industry players next week, and they are expected to sign up to a number of commitments on measuring...
Cornish manufacturers team up to create the Cornish Rattler Sausage
Kernow Sausage Company Ltd and Cornish cyder makers, Healeys, have joined forces to create a true Cornish food product, The Pork and Rattler Cyder Sausage. The pack launched with a Taste of the West GOLD award. Gavin Roberts, managing director at Kernow Sausage...
Research claims UK’s leading supermarkets continue to increase the time taken to pay suppliers
The UK’s leading supermarkets are continuing to increase the amount of time taken to pay their suppliers, according to new research from Funding Options, the online business finance supermarket. It claims the multiples are now taking 40 days to pay suppliers, which is...
‘Changing Tides’ to drive Scotland’s seafood growth ambitions
Strategic plan for collaboration, sustainable change and growth fits within Scotland Food & Drink ‘Ambition 2030’ – which aims to double the value of food and drink to £30bn. An 18-point action plan will deliver a strategy for the Scottish seafood sector’s...
SOFHT training academy upcoming events
The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) Training Academy has the following events listed below, together with a brief description. SOFHT Training Academy 2019 - ‘Level 4 Food Safety Carousel’ - SOFHT Conference Room, Middleton House Farm This food safety...
Is the smart food factory closer than you think?
Food manufacturers can gain real competitive advantage through the implementation of digitisation and the establishment of a smart food factory – and the means to achieve this are easier than companies realise with many of the technologies needed already in existence....
Sainsbury’s failed Asda deal cost £46m
Announcing its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 9th March 2019, Sainsbury’s revealed that the recent collapse of its proposed merger with Asda cost the business £46 million. The multiple giant was dealt a major blow last week when the Competition and Mergers...
Proseal to become part of JBT Corporation
Food processing machinery supplier, Proseal UK, along with Proseal America and Proseal Australia is to become part of the JBT Corporation. Established in 1998, Proseal now employs 350 staff in Adlington, Cheshire, with additional facilities in Richmond, Virginia and...
Sainsbury’s launches the first till-free store
The experiment will put SmartShop Scan, Pay & Go technology to the test in a bespoke food-to-go store, making grocery shopping quicker and more convenient. Customer feedback from the experiment will help Sainsbury’s develop the SmartShop Scan, Pay & Go app...
Grocery market sees record-breaking figures for Easter
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show a record-breaking £2.5 billion was spent during the Easter week, which is the fastest rate of growth the overall sector has experienced in 2019. Total year-on-year sales increased by 2.0% during the 12 weeks to...
Samworth Brothers launches new food-to-go business
British food manufacturer, Samworth Brothers, is to launch a brand-new food-to-go business and delivery service, Fresh Food For Now Company. The UK food-to-go sector is a growing market, predicted to be worth £22.8bn by 2023. The new venture marks the evolution of the...
Scotch beef and lamb PGI to be profiled at Hong Kong event
Both Scotch beef PGI and Scotch lamb PGI are set to be high profile in Hong Kong next month at HOFEX, Asia’s leading food and hospitality trade show. HOFEX runs over four days from 7th – 10th May 2019 and attracts more than 42,000 visitors from over 85 countries and...
Sainsbury’s celebrates its 150th birthday with pop-up experience for the general public
To celebrate its 150th Anniversary, Sainsbury's is going back in time to its beginnings in London’s Soho with a pop-up experience. Visitors will be taken on a journey from the store’s family-run shop on Drury Lane in 1869, through to the present day. The experience...
ABF largest private label bread manufacturing contract ends
Publication of Associated British Foods (ABF) interim results has revealed that at Allied Bakeries, recent customer discussions on pricing have had some success, but also led to the termination of its largest private label bread manufacturing contract with Tesco. ABF...
Industry responds to CMA’s decision to block Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
Responding to the announcement by the Competition and Mergers Authority that it will block the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda industry appears to approve its decision. FDF chief operating officer, Tim Rycroft said: “The CMA decision is the only logical...
Sainsbury’s and Asda merger blocked
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked outright by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA’s judgement concludes the deal would be bad news for consumers. Stuart McIntosh, chair of the inquiry group, said: "It’s our...
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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