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Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020 nomination deadline approaches
The deadline of the 6th July for nominations for the annual Women in Meat Industry Awards is closing in. The initiative, organised by Food Management Today’s sister publication, Meat Management, has already seen a great response in its call for nominations. As the...
TU/e and Marel partner up in new AI lab
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands has set up a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab, together with four industrial partners including Marel. The new lab aims to improve decision-making in manufacturing and maintenance using artificial...
Pandemic increases labour costs by 15%
An increase in labour costs by up to 15% is affecting the confidence of Britain's fresh produce industry and risks leaving growers in an unsustainable position, according to a new report. The report by Andersons and jointly funded by the National Farmers’ Union...
Alimentaria trade show moved to May 2021
Organisers behind the food trade show Alimentaria in Barcelona have moved the event to May 2021 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The trade show, which saw over 4,500 companies and 150,000 professional visitors attend its last event in 2018, was originally due to...
Palsgaard invests €100m in Danish facility to more than double production capacity by 2024
Emulsifier manufacturer Palsgaard A/S has announced the investment of 750 million Danish Kroner (100 million Euro) to more than double production capacity at its Danish facility by 2024. A new spray cooling tower will add a minimum additional 30,000 tonnes to the...
Britain’s foodservice spend was down 80% in April 2020
Global information company The NPD Group says weekly spend in British foodservice in April 2020 was just over £200 million, compared to April 2019’s weekly spend level of around £1 billion pounds – a fall of 80%. In addition, the decline in British out-of-home (OOH)...
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Truss announces new trade and agriculture commission
A Trade and Agriculture Commission to help inform a post-Brexit trade policy has been announced by international secretary, Liz Truss and broadly welcomed by the industry. Truss said the new Commission would not be another quango or regulator and would be strictly...
Government reveals ‘Bounce Back Plan’ measures for food sector exports
Defra and the Department of International Trade (DIT) have announced a “Bounce Back Plan” for the agriculture, food and drink industries in order to support businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus. The plan consists of a number of trade measures which are...
UK and EU farmers united in call for free trade agreement
Farming organisations from across the EU have joined the National Farmers Union (NFU) in its call for an urgent breakthrough in trade talks in order to establish a UK/EU free trade agreement. The call came at a webinar which highlighted the importance of agri-food...
UK tariff annoucement well received
In response to the UK government’s recent Global Tariff Schedule announcement trade organisations have reacted positively to the news, saying they feel they have had their points listened to and safeguards have been put in place. Ian Wright CBE, chief executive of the...
Plea for Immigration Bill to recognise vital importance of non-UK food workers to Scotland
NFU Scotland has called on the UK Government’s landmark immigration legislation to recognise the hugely important role that non-UK workers play in Scotland’s food and farming sectors. The UK Government’s Immigration and Social Security Coordination Bill passed its...
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