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Whitbread to lose 6,000 jobs following impact of Covid-19
Whitbread, the company which owns Premier Inn and Beefeater restaurants, has warned that 6,000 members of staff could lose their jobs following the impact of coronavirus. Although the company said it is hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies, it said the loss of...
Ingredient labels still aren’t clear enough, survey finds
Many food products do not offer the clear labelling of ingredients that consumers want, according to new research. In a survey of 1,000 adults in the UK and USA, commissioned by Ingredient Communications and conducted by SurveyGoo, 50% of people said they are more...
Carbery Group launches new cheese brand for ingredient and foodservice sectors
International dairy, nutrition and flavour company Carbery Group is launching a new cheese brand specifically targeted at the ingredients and foodservice markets in Europe and Asia. The range includes natural cheddar, ‘Cheese Extra’, which is a functional, reduced-fat...
Patrick Coveney appointed IGD president
Patrick Coveney, chief executive officer of Greencore Group, has been appointed president of IGD by its Board of Trustees. Already an active member of IGD’s Policy Issues Council, Coveney will take on the presidency from Andrew Higginson on 1st January 2021. Coveney...
Soil Association Certification continues to freeze fees in response to Covid-19
Soil Association Certification has announced it will continue to freeze fees for all licensees until the 31st March 2021. All core fees for organic schemes for food and farming will remain at 2019 levels. In another bid to support smaller business, Soil Association...
Contracts consultation is opportunity to change dairy sector for the better, says NFU
Flexible and innovative regulation of dairy contracts will help ensure the sector's sustainability and improve the way dairy farmers and processors work together, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU). The NFU has submitted its response to the Government...
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NFU urges Government to back British farming in trade deals
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on politicians to give Parliament a say on how future trade deals impact British food and farming. The 9th September marks ‘Back British Farming’ day and the NFU has published a new report that showcases the high standards...
Action required by fishing vessel owners in Scotland ahead of EU Exit
Food Standards Scotland is warning the country's fishing industry that vessels need to be registered as food businesses, and be inspected by the relevant local authority, to enable catch to be exported to Europe after EU-exit. If vessel owners fail to meet this legal...
Dimbleby outlines part one of National Food Strategy
Following the announcement of the Government’s plans to tackle obesity within the UK, Henry Dimbleby has called for more to be done in order to support healthier diets in the first part of the National Food Strategy. The National Food Strategy was commissioned by the...
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...
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...
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