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FSA receives £1.4m funding for new innovation hub
FSA has been awarded £1.4 million to support a new innovation hub as part of the RIO’s mission to promote a pro-innovation regulatory system.
UK farming unions label potential US trade deal as “worrying”
The four UK farming unions have called on Government to stand up for UK agriculture in any trade negotiations with the US.
FDF launches report to tackle fall in food business confidence
Confidence among the UK’s 12,500 food and drink manufacturers is in “sharp decline”, as businesses are faced with a range of rising costs in 2025.
Mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses to be introduced from May 2018
The new legislation to make CCTV in abattoirs in England mandatory will come into effect from May 2018, once it passes through Parliament, it has been announced today (23rd February). Environment Secretary Michael Gove has laid the proposals, which will also give the...
Partners showing support for FMT Food Industry Awards 2019
Just two weeks after 2018’s Food Management Today Industry Awards Ceremony took place, organisers have revealed a flurry of partners have already signed up to 2019’s campaign. Marel, Harper Adams Univeristy, Protolan, Reiser UK, Dawsonrentals Temperature Control...
UK food manufacturers on first UK trade mission to India
Food manufacturers from the UK visited India for a week-long trade mission in January, organised by Santander UK, in conjunction with the Food & Drink Federation (FDF) and the Department of International Trade (DIT). The 12 firms attending the initiative included...
Minette Batters elected as National Farmers’ Union president
Minette Batters has been elected as the new president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for a two-year term, becoming its first female president. Batters, a beef farmer from Wiltshire, will serve alongside Guy Smith as deputy president and Stuart Roberts as vice...
Asda’s sales increase but profits slip
Asda has reported a 0.5% rise in like-for-like sales, but gross profit margins have dipped, for the fourth quarter ending 31st December. Without disclosing the exact amount of its profit’s decrease, owner Walmart attributed the slip to “on-going price investments”....
Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has addressed concerns over access to labour after Brexit and announced a review of the inspection regime during the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Recognising that farming currently depends on access to labour from...
Morrisons takes over free range eggs supplier
Morrisons has acquired free range eggs manufacturer Chippindale Foods, bringing forward the date at which all its eggs will come from non-caged hens, which currently stands at 2025. The addition of the Chippindale Foods business is expected to enable Morrisons to work...
Kerry Group reports strong volume in 2017
Kerry Group has enjoyed a buoyant year, with preliminary results for the year ending 31st December revealing group revenue of €6.4 billion. The overall 4.3% business volume growth year-on-year was offset, according to the group, by adverse currency movements,...
Russell Hume goes into administration
Meat supplier Russell Hume has gone into administration, with this news following the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) recent hygiene investigation into the company. Headquartered in Derby and operating from six production sites in Liverpool, Birmingham, London,...
Government warned over post-Brexit food tariffs
Defra and trade organisations have been urged to provide “detailed sector analysis on the impact of tariffs on the UK’s agricultural sectors”. In its report on Brexit’s impact on the food trade, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has warned that...
Groceries Code Adjudicator remit not to be extended
Defra has announced that there was “not enough evidence” to support extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to include primary producers. Instead, the Government has announced a ‘collaboration fund’ of up to £10 million, as part of a series of...
Meat enjoyed growth during ‘Veganuary’
Both fresh primary meat and poultry and fresh processed meat and poultry grew in volume over the 12 weeks to 28th January, with the latter growing faster than the wider grocery market and inflation. According to Kantar Worldpanel, despite the 'Veganuary' campaign...
Lidl UK creates more than 700 new jobs
Lidl UK has taken its total store count in Great Britain to 700 with the opening of five new stores, creating over 700 new jobs in January and February. The new stores in Edinburgh, Stockton, Hull, Polegate and Rosehill (South London), form part of Lidl’s £1.45...
‘Ultra-processed food’ study results require further research
A French study has suggested that ultra-processed food intake is “associated with higher overall cancer risk”, although the findings are yet to be confirmed by other large-scale studies. The NutriNet-Santé study, an ongoing web based cohort launched in 2009 in France,...
Iceland unveils new ranges as part of plastics-free pledge
Iceland has revealed the first ranges that are expected to save a total of 150 tonnes of plastic every year, following its vow to eliminate plastic packaging by the end of 2023. The new street food and children’s range – Mumbai Street Co and Hungry Heroes – will...
Increase in EU food recalls
Food manufacturers could face heightened Government scrutiny over their ability to safeguard consumers, after EU data revealed “significant increases” in product alerts in recent years. According to global law firm Clyde & Co, its analysis of EU data, including...
Tesco and Nestlé ‘best prepared’ for alternative proteins market
Tesco and Nestlé are said to be ‘best positioned’ to benefit from a transition to alternative plant-based proteins, according to an analysis of 16 multinational companies. The new report, entitled Plant-based Profits, backed by a $2.4 trillion coalition of 57 large...
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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