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WRAP appoints Catherine David as CEO
Catherine David will start her new role at the global environment NGO WRAP on 1st June.
Welsh food sector sees Government-funded recruitment drive
The Welsh Government has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the career opportunities within the food and drink industry in Wales.
Premier Foods reports sales surpassing £1bn
Food manufacturer Premier Foods released its full year results for the 52 weeks ending 29th March 2025.
Aldi sees record Christmas sales
In the week commencing 17th December, Aldi enjoyed its best-ever Christmas trading in the UK with sales of almost £1bn for the month as a whole. The supermarket welcomed an influx of festive shoppers from more expensive food retailers throughout December. The week...
Red meat recommended by healthcare professionals
The nutritional benefits of red meat were recognised by 95% of healthcare professionals at a medical conference in Cardiff, who said they would recommend red meat as a key part of a healthy and balanced diet. The survey showed that nurses were able to identify that...
Food figures recognised in New Year Honours list
The New Year’s Honours list 2019, published on Saturday 29th December, has recognised the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom, including those from the food industry. Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond was one of...
NFU president calls on Government to prioritise food post-Brexit
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has challenged the Government to live up to its responsibilities to ensure that Britain has a robust supply of safe, traceable and affordable food following Brexit. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference,...
Sugar comes under the spotlight following survey results
UK children are currently consuming around 13 cubes or 52g of sugar a day, according to Public Health England (PHE). This is said to exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10 years old. The findings, which have been...
Gove appoints Ben Elliot as Food Waste Champion
Ben Elliot has been appointed as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion, by Environment Secretary Michael Gove, to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste. Philanthropist Ben Elliot, the co-founder of lifestyle group Quintessentially and...
Grave impact on UK fishing forecast
The EU landings obligation for fisheries comes fully into force on 1st January 2019 and will apply to all quota species, unless a specific ‘de minimis or high survival exemption’ applies. The full implementation of the landing obligation presents a number of...
Government CMO calls for taxes on ‘unhealthy food’
The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy 'junk food' in her annual report, suggesting the proceeds could be used to reduce prices for fruit and vegetables. In her annual report she has also urged...
City Food Lecture to be held in February
The City Food Lecture will be held on Tuesday 26th February 2019 at the Guildhall, London with speakers such as Minette Batters and Dominic Blakemore. The invitation only event has become a well-established feature of both the City of London and food industry...
Top ten stories from Food Management Today 2018
As we come to the end of the year, Food Management Today takes a look back at some of the biggest stories that captured readers’ attention in 2018. Based on reader traffic to the FMT Website from our weekly newsletter, here, in reverse order, is a list of our most...
Ocado sees double digit growth in orders
Ocado Group Plc has announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 2nd December 2018, in which it saw double digit growth in average orders per week. The online supermarket also saw consistent strong growth in revenue of 12.0%, and the new facilities at Andover...
“Mixed progress” for food industry salt targets
The latest Government salt reduction targets set by Public Health England (PHE), suggest that the food industry has achieved “mixed progress”, with just over half of all average salt reduction targets met so far. However, for manufacturers and retailers combined, all...
Government unveils mandatory food waste strategy
Businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of food waste, under a major new government strategy unveiled by the Environment secretary, Michael Gove. The announcement forms part of the Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy,...
Riverway Foods acquired by Tönnies Group
UK sausage producer Riverway Foods has been acquired by German meat company Tönnies Group with the aim of expanding its market share in the UK. Riverway Foods was founded in 1971 in Harlow, Essex, and across the following decades, the company grew successively. The...
Sandwich factory faces closure
Following two years of operational investments, food-to-go business Adelie Foods has confirmed it is proposing the closure of its Kilmarnock factory affecting around 180 jobs. Adelie Foods specialises in the food-to-go market, making sandwiches and snacks. It is...
Tesco to provide more than 250,000 meals of surplus food
More than a quarter of a million meals of surplus food are set to be donated to charities and community groups by Tesco this Christmas. It comes as the supermarket looks to end 2018 with more than 36 million meals given to good causes through its Community Food...
Report recommends more support for UK farmers
A more supportive, flexible and incentives-led approach to farming regulation has been recommended as part of wide-ranging review into the UK farming sector published yesterday. (Thursday 13 December). The final report by Dame Glenys Stacey, concludes that current...
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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