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ASA bans Dairylea advert for encouraging unsafe behaviour
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an ad produced by Mondelez UK Ltd, owner of Dairylea, breached a series of Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) rules.
Product competition entries for prestigious Food Awards gathering pace
Manufacturers, processors and retailers from across the UK food sector are continuing to nominate products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2022 as the deadline of Friday 28th January fast approaches.
£1 million funding made available for Welsh seafood industry
The Welsh government announced a £1 million fund to help the Welsh fishing industry adapt to the “rapidly changing market conditions” for seafood products.
Aldi spends extra £1.6bn with British suppliers during pandemic
Supermarket chain Aldi claims to have invested an additional £1.6 billion with homegrown food suppliers since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Tributes paid to Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
Sainsbury’s chairman Martin Scicluna and CEO Simon Roberts have paid tribute to the company’s president Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, who has died at the age of 94.
Nominate your products for the FMT Food Industry Awards 2022
The 2022 FMT Food Industry Awards has opened its product nominations process, offering companies throughout the food industry the chance to submit their products for judging by Friday 21st January.
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Brexit insight
Britain delays post-Brexit border controls
The UK government has set out a new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK.
Government promises 50,000 more HGV driving tests
The UK government has announced plans to accelerate the process of obtaining an HGV driver licence as a means of tackling the nationwide labour shortages.
Supermarket shortages will become permanent, says FDF boss
Ian Wright, CEO of the Food and Drink Federation, has said the days of limitless food choice in supermarkets or restaurants are “over”.
Morrisons warns HGV crisis will raise prices
The supermarket chain said that they were expecting “some industry-wide retail price inflation” during the second half of the year, driven by factors including the current shortage of HGV drivers.
BRC warns food manufacturing at risk of moving overseas
Director of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Andrew Opie warns that if the current labour shortages are not taken seriously “retailers will end up offshoring production.”
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