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FMT Food Industry Awards ceremony to present online
The annual FMT Food Awards ceremony has been scheduled to be presented online this year for the first time as a virtual event. For some time organisers had hoped to go ahead with a physical event, but the continued impact from Covid-19 has resulted in a review to...
Chocolate maker finds a digital sweet spot
SPECIAL FEATURE – Confectionery: A chocolate maker has said it is poised to experience a game-changing productivity increase by automating its manufacturing process.
Young’s Seafood sold to Sofina Foods
The Eight Fifty Food Group, the business behind fish processor, Young’s Seafood and the pork processor, Karro Food Group, has been sold to Canadian giant Sofina Foods for an undisclosed sum. The new company will have over 13,000 employees globally across 44 sites and...
New frozen food venture
Three food businesses have joined forces to launch a new frozen ingredients supply venture, specialising in Individually Quick Frozen fruit, vegetables, spices and herbs for further processing by UK and Irish food manufacturers. Known as REMS Frozen Foods, the...
Tentative first steps back to the shops as grocery market marks lockdown anniversary
The latest figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 7.4% during the 12 weeks to 21st March 2021. This is a marked slowdown compared with previous months as supermarkets start to annualise sales against the extraordinary spending in 2020....
Tim Rycroft is new chief executive at AHDB
Tim Rycroft, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has been appointed as the new CEO of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Commenting on his new role Rycroft said: “It’s tremendously exciting to be asked to...
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Retailers and food manufacturers demand inquiry into port disruption
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) have requested an urgent inquiry into the ongoing disruption at UK ports affecting the shipping market. The two organisations have written a joint letter addressed to Lilian Greenwood MP,...
No-deal could risk consumers being priced out from UK produce
The UK food industry needs to work closely with supermarkets and retailers in order to ensure British goods remain affordable as the country faces the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, according to food safety certification provider Lloyd’s Register. Earlier this month,...
Food businesses need support as EU exports fall, says FDF
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published a new report showing that in the third quarter of 2020, food and drink exports fell by 11.6% to £5.5bn when compared to the same period in 2019, as both exports to EU and non-EU markets declined. The FDF said the...
Supermarkets given ‘grace period’ to avoid disruption to NI food supplies
Supermarkets will be given a three-month ‘grace period’ from new EU checks in order to avoid disruption to supplies moving from Britain to Northern Ireland after the Brexit deadline. The new measures will come into place regardless of a Brexit deal on 1st January and...
UK organic sector to be recognised after Brexit
The European Commission has announced that the UK's six organic certification bodies will be recognised for 12-months following the end of the Brexit transition period. Concern had been growing amongst farmers that without EU recognition, organic products from the UK...
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