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Food and Drink Sector council agrees on annual priorities
The Food and Drink Sector Council has agreed on priorities for the next 12 months, including a focus on boosting skills, agricultural productivity, improving the nation’s nutrition and building on emerging proposals to establish a sector deal. The council will set up...
Food industry forecast among the hardest hit after Brexit
The food sector is among the sectors of the UK economy expected to be negatively impacted by all three scenarios outlined in a leaked Brexit impact assessment, seen by BuzzFeed News. The assessment, called EU Exit Analysis – Cross Whitehall Briefing is said to be...
Cargill and Faccenda unveil Avara Foods
Avara Foods has been unveiled as the joint venture between Cargill’s fresh chicken business in the UK and Faccenda’s fresh chicken, turkey and duck business. The new joint venture follows Competition and Market Authority (CMA) approval in December and will be a 50/50...
JD Wetherspoon and Jamie Oliver cancel Russell Hume contract
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it has cancelled its contract with Russell Hume Ltd, while the Food Standards Agency has ordered the meat supplier to stop all production at the plants and detain all products. Wetherspoon is to reintroduce sirloin steak, rump steak and...
Lobby group calls for 20% sugar tax on confectionery
Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, has urged for a complete ban on all confectionery price promotions, along with a sugar tax on all confectionery of at least 20%. The call follows its product survey, which reveals the amount of sugar in...
Russell Hume investigated by Food Standards Agency
Following an unannounced inspection of Russell Hume’s Birmingham site on 12th January, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated it became aware of instances of non-compliance with food hygiene regulations. This led FSA to investigate all Russell Hume sites, and...
Sainsbury’s announces management restructure proposals
Sainsbury’s has become the second major retailer to announce management restructure proposals this week, in a bid to introduce a “more efficient and effective structure”. The proposals are aimed at delivering cost savings, with Simon Roberts, retail and operations...
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