Innovative proposals from packaging suppliers are now more likely to be welcomed by customers, especially where those suppliers act as well-informed ‘brand champions’, tailoring their proposals, one drinks industry insider claims.
Despite the recent turbulence in recycling markets, recycled content in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays for meat and chilled foods remains as important as ever, reinforced by clearer regulatory status and by materials innovation, according to one...
A new Scotch beef burger has been created by a team of cooks at Lochend Community High School in Glasgow as part of a Scotbeef initiative to get younger people excited about food.
Vegetable ingredients manufacturer JDM Food Group has won an order to supply 55,000 units of its garlic, ginger and chilli purée tubes to an Australian supermarket chain.
Leading bakery brand Warburtons has teamed up with the charity parkrun to open more junior running events in disadvantaged communities, in a £300,000 bid to boost youngsters’ health.
Protein-packed milkshakes made from ground-up bugs are a step nearer to becoming common drinks, a consensus of leading scientists and policy makers have claimed.
Arla Foods UK revenue grew from €2.8bn (£2.17bn) to €2.9bn (£2.25bn) in 2015 off the back of a boost in sales across its brands, an increase in its market share and cost savings.
A new study claiming organic milk and meat are 50% more beneficial to health than conventional products has come under criticism by leading professors.
The new EasyFoodstore has been forced to set four rules to help the discount store cope with what it describes “as over-whelming demand for our 25p introductory offer”.
The food industry of 2025 will be dominated by six top trends – as indulgence becomes tempered by consumers’ increasing demand for more control – according to the keynote presentation of the City Food Lecture 2016.
More than half of global food manufacturers have admitted not knowing the precise details of their supply chains, raising concerns about the prevalence of slave labour and other unethical working practices, according to research from risk management firm...
Consumers in the UK are worried that the growth of convenience foods could cause them to lose a connection with what they eat, according to new research published today (February 16) by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Carrot growers could boost their marketable yields by almost 20% if they adopted a more comprehensive understanding of soil nutrition, a crop trial specialist has found.
UK food and drink manufacturing is continuing its rise – spearheaded by dairy, meat and pastry sectors – according to new figures from the Office of National Statics (ONS), interpreted by Santander Corporate & Commercial.
Small food and drink manufacturers could boost sales and build key business connections thanks to a two-day trade mission to Ireland, arranged by Enterprise Nation.
People are the key to boosting productivity in the food and drink manufacturing sector, not investing in new equipment and automation, according to Nestlé.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the food and drink sector reached a five-year peak in 2015 – even when stripping out the ‘mega-deal’ takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev – a report by business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has...
Food and drink manufacturing giant Nestlé has sparked controversy by ending its sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), after the organisation became mired in both corruption and doping allegations.
Sainsbury will phase out multi-buy promotions by August 2016, after a survey found shoppers felt they were out of step with attitudes towards waste, health and value.
A Yorkshire food processor – specialising in poultry and game – has been closed for the second time in six months, after inspectors found “filthy" conditions in its production facilities.
The number of food recalls by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2015 grew by 78% compared with the previous year, according to insurance firm Lockton.
Bakkavor has posted 2% like-for-like revenue growth to £1.65bn for its financial year ended December 26 2015, boosted by a strong performance in UK fresh prepared foods.
Dairy Crest has been praised for its “very commendable” financial performance by City analyst Shore Capital, after it posted broadly flat sales and volumes up 2% in the “challenging” dairy market, for the nine months to December 31 2015.
A new food and drink industry engineering apprenticeship will be launched tomorrow by the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD), as part of the government’s ‘Trailblazer’ programme.
Real Good Food has snapped up Devonshire frozen dessert manufacturer Chantilly Patisserie for £1.75M as part of its strategy to enter new markets through acquisitions.
Food prices in the UK would not go up, should voters choose to leave the EU in the forthcoming referendum on membership, according to a leading agricultural economist, who claimed the implications of a Brexit were more political than economic.
Government proposals to reform the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), as it steps up the fight against labour exploitation in the UK, have been welcomed by the enforcement body.
Nutrition, health and well-being feature large in Campden BRI’s new research projects this year, with one study looking at improving the nutritional status of crops and another on ‘personalised nutrition’.
Lancashire police are investigating the removal of assets from the administration-hit abattoir B Riley & Sons, which ceased trading in December 2015, resulting in the loss of 131 jobs.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has refused to rule out a sugar tax, as celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has vowed to “get more ninja” in his bid to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic.
Food and drink business leaders were more outward-looking at this year’s Business Leaders’ Forum (BLF) ahead of a “positive” year in the food industry, despite various challenges it faces.
One person was missing from the Food Manufacture Group’s Business Leaders’ Forum, according to Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of grocery think tank IGD. That person was the shopper, it was claimed.
A woman who has demanded a lifetime supply of Kit Kats after purchasing a defective multipack of the biscuits was unlikely to succeed despite claiming monetary and emotional distress, according to a legal expert.
Arla Foods is planning to cut 500 jobs across its business, as part of structural changes designed to make the business more energy efficient and globally focused.
A salad manufacturing firm has been ordered to pay more than £61,000, after one of its workers lost the tips of two fingers in a bagging machine accident.
