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Irish food board teams up with John Chantarasak to launch BBQ summer campaign
Bord Bia, the Irish food board, has launched a campaign alongside celebrity chef John Chantarasak to help encourage consumers to try a range of Thai-inspired recipes and flavours this summer. In response to a carcass imbalance and a significantly challenged...
Nominations and voting for FMT Industry Awards gathering pace
Companies, organisations, retailers, suppliers and manufacturers are continuing to nominate products and cast their votes in the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2021 as the deadline for entries gets closer. Editor of Food Management Today, Pam Brook said: “The...
Price cuts as fast-food outlets take advantage of Chancellor’s VAT scheme
KFC, Pret A Manger and McDonald’s are among some of the fast-food chains that will offer customers discounts on menu items as part of the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme. The scheme, which slashed VAT for the foodservice and hospitality industry...
Princes exits non-recyclable EPS pots
International food and drink group Princes has announced it has stopped using expanded polystyrene (EPS) pots for its products in an efforts to improve the sustainability of its packaging. Princes Group had used EPS pots for a number of years across its Napolina and...
New Warburtons fund aims to support bakery start-ups
Warburtons has teamed up with small and medium-sized business accelerator, Mission Ventures, to launch a new fund which aims to support bakery start-ups. ‘Batch Ventures’ combines equity funding together with hands-on support from successful entrepreneurs and industry...
Truss says US trade deal won’t mean lower standards
International trade secretary, Liz Truss, has said the UK is not prepared to compromise on food standards in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. Truss told the BBC: “We will not be negotiating that away as part of a trade deal. "It is against the law to import...
Jobs at risk as Burger King faces restaurant closures
Burger King has warned that 10% of its UK restaurants may be permanently shut following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, putting over 1,000 jobs at risk. CEO of the fast-food chain, Alasdair Murdoch, said that Government schemes to help the foodservice sector...
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