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“Tremendous” response to upcoming online Meat Management Industry Awards
Organisers of the Meat Management Industry Awards, which recognises the best manufacturers, producers, suppliers, retailers and butchers in the UK meat sector, have said the move to host the 2020 ceremony online has been well received by partners of the initiative and...
McCain launches £25 million fund to support potato industry
Potato manufacturer McCain has launched a £25 million investment into the British potato industry in order to support farmers that have been affected by Covid-19. The McCain Potato Farmer Pledge allows farmers to apply for grants to invest in harvesting capacity and...
Arla Foods Ingredients launches its first organic ingredient
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched the first-ever organic micellar casein isolate which aims to help manufacturers meet the demand for organic, natural and functional protein products. Micellar casein isolate is a new ingredient which is rich in native milk proteins....
BRCGS partners with Waitrose to maintain supply chain confidence
Food standards company BRCGS has partnered with Waitrose to embed its professional learning and development programme throughout its supply chain, in order to help maintain quality assurance and consumer confidence. The BRCGS assurance programme looks at every aspect...
Furloughed Greencore workers threaten to walk out over agency staff
Staff at sandwich firm Greencore have threatened to walk after agency staff were brought in while employees were still on furlough, according to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU). Over 600 workers had been placed on the Government’s Job Retention...
Food Standards Scotland research highlights consumer behaviour during lockdown
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published new Ipsos MORI-commissioned research focussing on the public’s behaviour and attitudes towards food during the Covid-19 pandemic. The online survey tracked food purchasing and consumption in Scotland for three months from...
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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...
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...
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