Finnebrogue Artisan has secured a contract with Asda to supply the retailer with a range of eight new plant-based products to 434 stores across the UK.
Significant growth in the UK’s frozen food sector due to a change in consumer shopping habits during lockdown could be here to stay, according to the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
The Scottish government’s newly established seafood task force needs to take decisive action to save the industry from ‘relentless bureaucracy’ and protect jobs, urged Scotland’s fisheries minister.
Environmental impact has always been an important consideration for businesses, however the challenges of the past 12 months may have led to this having temporarily been put on hold.
Strike action at Quorn Foods’s Teesside factory has been called off, after staff accepted what constituted an ‘excellent’ pay deal, according to trade union Unite.
A sale of ambient food manufacture Symington’s is likely on the cards, but a £100m price tag for the business was very optimistic, according to an industry expert.
The UK meat industry faces further skills shortages as the Government makes it harder for unemployed Brits to re-train in the sector, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned.
Rapid adoption of technology will allow supermarkets to reduce food waste and boost customer loyalty, according to Mel Smith, chief executive officer of Ocado.
