A novel form of speciality fats production has won start-up Hoxton Farms the food and drink category award at The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Emerging Technologies Competition 2020.
Meat and dairy exports to the EU remain threatened by the lack of vets needed to implement food safety checks and sign export health certificates (EHCs), claims the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
The food industry urgently needs access to affordable migrant labour post-Brexit and the Government must step in to help, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Breakfast Cereals UK (BCUK), the UK trade body for the breakfast cereals industry whose members include Kellogg’s and Weetabix, has launched its roadmap manifesto ‘Wake Up to Breakfast Cereal – A five-point plan’.
Essex-based beverage processor Gerald McDonald has secured a £500,000 deal to sell its organic fruit juices to Japanese businesses through to April 2021.
The importance of reformulation and, in particular, innovation to improve the nutrient profile of food has been reinforced recently by the challenges associated with the high prevalence of obesity, its association with symptom severity in COVID-19, the...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new job support scheme and extended the coronavirus loan scheme for businesses as part of his Winter Economy Plan.
The House of Lords has voted on two amendments to the Agriculture Bill that would mean that imported foods would have to meets domestic standards and the role of the Trade and Agriculture Commission would be strengthened.
Greggs has temporarily halted production and sent 300 staff home from its factory near Newcastle after a “small number” of coronavirus cases were confirmed among staff working at the site.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has revealed that all plastic bottles across all its core brands made in Great Britain are now made with 50% recycled plastic (rPET).
The EU remains ‘intransigent’ on issues such as fisheries and is using the granting of third country status for animal products as a negotiating tactic, George Eustice, secretary of state for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA)...
Leading food manufacturers including Nestlé, Danone, PepsiCo and Mars have pledged their support to a new initiative to fight deforestation called Forest Positive Coalition of Action.
Demand for functional beverages are set to rise as ‘lifestyle consumers’ are increasingly entering the category, ingredients supplier Kerry Taste & Nutrition has predicted.
Raynors, the sandwich supplier, was Manufacturing Company of The Year at the 2020 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards. Matt Raynor, chairman, talks about the company and overcoming the challenges of Covid-19.
Finsbury Food Group, the cake and bread manufacturer, has revealed that demand across its product portfolio underwent “rapid change” with the outbreak of coronavirus, the resulting lockdown and move to consumption at home.
A new database linking nutrition with purchasing behaviour is being launched in the UK to better understand the decisions consumers make when buying fresh produce.
Food firms facing the perfect storm as the end of Brexit transition period looms, Christmas approaches and the UK tackles continued coronavirus restrictions should register for free for Food Manufacture’s 20 October webinar.
Food fraud will be a main theme of Food Manufacture's Food Safety Briefing, 'Managing risk in a post-pandemic world', which will go live on 7 October at 3pm UK time.
A new consumption threshold for perfluoroalkyls (PFAS) has been set by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in response to the latest scientific evidence and feedback.
Plant-based food and drink manufacturer Alpro has unveiled plans to invest €30m in its factories as it publishes a five-year health and sustainability action plan, entitled ‘Feeding the Future With Plants’.
Kepak Group Limited (Merthyr) in Wales, Foyle Food Group (Foyle Campsie), WD Meats and Granville Food Care have been cleared to export beef to the US – a first for any UK business in 20 years.
A campaign group is calling for honest labelling on fruit snacks for children, arguing they are displaying misleading claims such as ‘1 of your 5 a day’, ‘Naturally occurring sugars’ or ‘Made from real fruit’.
Aunt Bessie’s factory in Hull is the latest site to be hit by coronavirus. The company has confirmed a “small number” of coronavirus cases at the site of the Nomad Foods-owned brand.
The home cooking boom prompted by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has inspired businesswoman Maria Stella, boss of Sorai, to launch a range of Borneo sauces.
Princes has launched on-pack quick response (QR) codes on its Napolina canned tomatoes, enabling smartphone users to view their quality and sustainability credentials as part of a broader blockchain-enabled transparency drive.
Scotland’s meat wholesalers have written to secretary of state for Scotland Alister Jack, warning that the red meat sector is heading for ‘substantial market turbulence’ during the UK’s exit from the EU.
Clandeboye Estate, home to Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt, has announced it will invest more than £2m to expand its yoghurt business and create 13 new jobs.
Labour MP for Brent Central Dawn Butler has called for the Government to intervene to require Greencore to provide food factory workers with 100% of their normal pay during their period of self-isolation.