Asda has no plans to follow Tesco by introducing carbon footprint labelling on own-label lines. The retailer believes that it is the job of its own buyers to discriminate between products on the basis of their environmental credentials.
Spirulina, the blue colour from algae used in Nestlé’s Smarties, is one of 10 substances used to colour food that faces an uncertain future as its legal status is scrutinised.
Loaves with “astonishingly low levels of salt” could hit supermarket shelves early next year as the UK’s leading plant bakers launch the first products containing microscopic salt crystals from Nottingham-based firm Eminate, reports our sister title Food...
Birds Eye has awarded DHL Supply Chain a £30M, three-year contract to handle exclusive distribution of all its frozen foods to UK customers.The deal...
Downsizing its Easter egg packaging has delivered a surprising number of operational as well as environmental benefits, Cadbury has revealed.Cadbury...
Pork Farms may slash half of the workforce at its Shaftesbury site in Dorset, following the withdrawal of business by a major customer.A spokeswoman...
Bob Marsh is stepping down from his role as md of Food Processing Faraday to concentrate on his new job as leader of the Food Sector Team and deputy...
Small, unaffiliated independent stores will continue to go to the wall unless they can improve their retailing skills and find new ways of attracting...
The government must overhaul waste handling guidance and help strengthen the UK network of waste treatment facilities to ensure food processors meet...
Rentokil has launched a groundbreaking chemical-free bug killing system for food processors that drastically cuts the production downtime involved in...
While low-glycaemic index (low-GI) health claims have suffered a major setback following last week’s negative opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), it is “by no means the end of the road” for glycaemic control, according to experts in...
As many as eight out of 10 toddlers are not meeting their daily recommendation of iron intake, which could have serious implications for their health...
Launching the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) science and evidence strategic plan for the next five years at an event in London last month, chairman...
'May contain' allergy warning labels should be replaced by 'not suitable for' labels, which are less ambiguous, Sainsbury has argued.Speaking at Food...
A picture of the Conservative Party's overall food policy is hard to find. Apart from aiming to move the areas related to nutrition and diet from the...
Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott has expanded his easy-to-cook product portfolio with the launch of Amazing Grains. The new range includes chilli and...