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Project Hexagon helps Welsh bakeries respond to health challenges
A Welsh Government funded project has helped bakery companies to incorporate innovative ingredients into their products to make them healthier. This is in response to directives such as the Welsh Government’s 'Well-being for Future Generations' Act. Project Hexagon...
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New chief executive of FSA announced
The Food Standards Agency has announced the appointment of Emily Miles as its new chief executive. Emily is currently the acting Director-General for the EU Exit Delivery Group in Defra and will join the FSA in September 2019. With a civil service career spanning...
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Women In Meat Awards voting at record levels
The Women In Meat Industry Awards is set to break its own voting record with well over 2,000 votes received in just a matter of days covering the 2019 finalists. Last year a total of 3,000 votes were received and this year it appears that the level of voting will...
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Plans announced for England’s first national food and drink transparency centre – Happerley
Happerley is the brainchild of farmer Matthew Rymer, who has consulted across the food industry and worked over the last three years to create, what he calls, a means and a will to turn the food and drink industry transparent, empowering consumers to make choices...
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Organic on a roll for JCS Fish
Sales of organic salmon are said to be motoring at JCS Fish, reflecting continued expansion of the UK organic food market overall, which is now estimated to be worth £2.33 BN a year and growing.[i] 35% of BigFish brand sales are now organic and JCS Fish is...
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Poultry Quarterly Q3 2019: improved but fragile market conditions
According to Rabobank's Q3 poultry report the global poultry market has experienced gradually improving market conditions in 1H 2019, and this trend is expected to remain over the coming months. Its key findings include: The main driver for the market improvement has...
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FMT Food Industry Awards
With product nomination and online voting open, now is the time to get involved with the FMT Food Industry Awards. Click here to find out more.
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Brexit insight
‘Alternative Arrangements’ for Irish Border are a Backstop by another name says Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
Responding to a report from the Alternative Arrangements Commission on proposals for the Northern Irish border post-Brexit, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the proposals but noted they seek to provide the same solutions as the...
Households could spend hundreds of pounds extra on food bills post Brexit, says GMB union
New analysis from GMB union shows households could face a 17% surge in grocery shopping basket costs, with hundreds of pounds extra on food and drink bills if the UK leaves the EU with a ‘no deal’. The figures show a family's weekly shop could rocket by more than £800...
Food exports see biggest first quarter sales value on record
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that in the first quarter of 2019, food and drink exports increased by 10.7% (y-o-y) to £5.8bn, almost twice the growth rate of Q1 2018 (+6.3%) and the biggest first quarter sales value on record....
Industry reacts to PM resignation and EU elections
Following the Prime Minister's resignation on Friday, Secretary of State at Defra Michael Gove, has confirmed he is standing for the leadership of the Conservative Party, seeking to take over as Prime Minister from Terresa May. Gove was the eighth candidate to signal...
DEFRA on “Brexit red alert” with thousands hired as deadline looms
The Liberal Democrats have warned that DEFRA is on “Brexit red alert” as the party revealed the government has hired nearly 3,000 new staff to prepare for the potential fallout. Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said: “This is a...
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