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EFRA Committee urges Defra to improve supply chain fairness
EFRA Committee chair Alistair Carmichael has written to Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner MP, detailing findings from its inquiry into ‘Fairness in the food supply chain’.
UK and Faroe Islands reach fishing opportunities agreement
The UK fishing industry will receive over 2,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in Faroese waters, following annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands for 2025.
Yeo Valley acquires The Collective dairy brand
Dairy company Yeo Valley Production Limited has reached an agreement to acquire Epicurean Dairy (UK) Limited and The Collective brand in the UK.
Government announces new Food and Drink Sector Council
The Government has reiterated its commitment to establishing “a new partnership” between itself and the food chain by launching a new Food and Drink Sector Council, which will be tasked with building on emerging proposals for a sector deal in food and drink...
A conversation with former Asda CEO Andy Clarke
Food Management Today recently attended an exclusive event hosted by tech start-up Spoon Guru, which has recently announced the appointment of former Asda chief executive, Andy Clarke, as its chairman. Below, we offer a taste of what Clarke had to say… On the market...
UK food exports mark 15% growth in Q3
Exports of all UK food grew to £5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2017, up 14.7% on 2016, representing 11% growth to £16.1 billion from January to September 2017 year-to-date, compared to 2016, according to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Exports Snapshot. The...
Food industry reacts to Autumn Budget 2017
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2017, which sets aside £3 billion over the next two years to prepare the UK for Brexit. The Budget also includes a sharp cut to the UK’s growth forecast, along with funding in research...
Baroness Neville-Rolfe appointed chairman of Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards (AFS), which owns and operates Red Tractor Assurance, has appointed Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe as its new chairman, filling the role left vacant following Jim Moseley’s move from non-executive chairman to chief executive of Red Tractor...
Asda reports continued growth in sales
Asda has seen its sales grow by 1.1% for the third quarter ending 30th September, as Walmart announced its financial earnings for the period. Net sales in the retailer were also up 3.6%, with the company seeing “improved results as customers responded to investments...
Brown Brothers receives round of public funding
Dumfries and Galloway based meat processing company, Brown Brothers Manufacturing Ltd, has been awarded more than £800,000 as part of the Food Processing, Manufacturing and Co-operation grants. The support will allow the company to extend its premises and purchase new...
Supermarket sales on the rise, Kantar reveals
Kantar Worldpanel’s latest grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks to 5th November show that supermarket sales have increased in value by 3.2% year on year in the run up to Christmas. Fraser Mckevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel,...
Tesco takeover of Booker given provisional green light
The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that the deal could in fact increase competition in the wholesale market and mean reduced prices for consumers. CMA added...
Nisa votes ‘significantly’ in favour of Co-op acquisition
Nisa Retail has announced that its members have voted in favour of Co-op’s offer to buy 100% of the business for up to £137.5 million. A majority of 75.79% of Nisa’s members voted for the deal, as opposed to 24.1% who voted against. The offer requires clearance from...
Sainsbury’s unveils drop in profits despite growth in food
Sainsbury’s has seen underlying profit before tax drop by 9% to £251 million in its latest interim results for the 28 weeks to 23rd September, despite group sales jumping 17% to £16,310 million. According to the retailer, the fall in profits reflected “previously...
Weetabix appoints new head of technical
Weetabix Food Company has appointed John Petre as head of technical, succeeding John Pickles, head of R&D, and Keith Turnbull, head of quality, overseeing a team of 60 at the cereal brand. Petre will head up quality and compliance, as well as research and...
Hilton Food Group completes Icelandic Seachill acquisition
International meat packing business Hilton Food Group has announced the £80.8 million takeover of chilled UK fish processor Icelandic Group UK Limited (Seachill). Hilton had previously stated that the acquisition presents an “attractive growth opportunity and entry...
UK food suppliers expected to move supply chains out of the UK
Nearly two thirds of UK businesses, or 63%, including food businesses, expect to move their supply chain out of the UK as a result of Brexit, according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). The figure marks a significant shift...
Roger Burnley appointed Asda president and CEO
Walmart International’s CEO, Dave Cheesewright, has announced that Roger Burnley is set to take on the role of Asda’s president and CEO from 1st January 2018, replacing Sean Clarke. Burnley returned to Asda as chief operating officer and deputy CEO in October 2016,...
UK Sausage Week winners revealed
The winners of the UK Sausage Week awards were announced on 30th October during a celebration lunch at Plaisterers’ Hall, London. This year’s UK Sausage Week kicked off with a bang (or banger!) when awards were presented for some of the country’s best sausages. TV...
Chilled fish volume performance continues to struggle
Figures obtained by Kantar Worldpanel have revealed that chilled fish has continued its downward trend in volume for the 12 weeks ending 8th October, in the face of high inflation in natural and smoked fish. The category enjoyed a 0.9% increase in value, while smoked...
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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