With tractor strikes in the streets, does UK fresh produce matter to the UK Government? Mark Jones, food and drink lawyer and partner at law firm, Gordons LLP, explores.
The food and drink supply chain is less than a month away from a complete breakdown as operators struggle to understand the Border Target Operating Model, due to come into force this month, warned trade body Logistics UK.
A UK-based research team, led by B-hive Innovations, is turning to gene editing to produce potatoes that are easier to cook in a bid to compete with quicker-cooking alternatives like rice and pasta.
The British multinational fast-moving consumer goods company is working with UK farms that grow mustard seeds and mint leaves used for its Coleman’s products.
The UK relies on its agri-food sector to feed the nation, but the sector is currently choking on a concerning combination of geopolitical and environmental hazards. British businesses must keep close to new and so far, underutilised, opportunities.
‘Not for EU’ labels create unneeded cost and make UK food and drink producers less attractive to investors, according to the head of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised British farmers more support, with a new funding package for rural communities and an annual food security report.
Jones Food Company has expanded, opening a second vertical farm in Gloucestershire, which it claims is the world's most advanced vertical farm and one of the largest.
While inflation may be easing, the supply chain remains sensitive to shocks, with several food commodities likely to see continued shortages and higher prices than the years before the permacrisis era.
Following a fruit-rescue project last year, London surplus food charity, The Felix Project, teamed up with a Kent juicer to produce its own juice for the first time.
McCain Foods has set its intentions to implement regenerative agriculture practices across 100% of the global acreage that grows potatoes for its products by the end of the decade, with details of its progress outlined in its new global sustainability...
Environment secretary Steve Barclay has announced proposals to improve transparency in food labelling and make sure British food ‘stands out from the crowd’.
The world is already using twice as much nitrogen fertiliser as it needs, while production capacity is anticipated to grow a further 6%, reaching 202m tonnes by 2027.
A lack of investment and unappreciation of the UK’s horticulture industry has placed British growing at a crossroads and left holes in the UK’s food security, according to a new report from the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee.
Agrial Fresh Produce has invested in its first electric heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of an initiative with McDonald’s and supply chain partner Martin Brower.
Yeast has been a powerhouse of food production for millennia, but new developments in fermentation technology have seen the ingredient elevated to do more than just raise our bread and brew beer.
As lowering emissions becomes an ever-more important goal for the food and drink sector, Food Manufacture speaks to Devon-based fruit and veg brand Riverford about how it approached electrified delivery and the perks of EVs.
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chief executive Tim Rycroft has announced he will step down from the position at the end of the year.
The co-owner and managing director of Glebe Farm Foods looks at what the future may hold for the humble oat as consumer tastes and needs continue to evolve.
The 2023 Broken Plate report from The Food Foundation has highlighted the rising cost of healthy and sustainable food, and how this disproportionately impacts the poorest people in society.
The Wales Agriculture Bill, which moves to its final stage of Senedd scrutiny, will pave the way for ambitious and transformational legislation to support farmers to produce food and other goods in a sustainable manner.
Tim Sandberg, product manager at Aliaxis, explains how a partnership was formed between the company and Francis Ward to create a unique intermediate bulk container (IBC) for a tricky client specification.
A team of researchers in Thailand have developed a CBD-based coating which has shown promise in delaying rot in strawberries to keep them fresher for longer.
Vegetable processor and packer Frederick Hiam Foods has reduced energy and water consumption and significantly improved efficiency thanks to an investment in new machinery at its Suffolk-based site.
Key industry players have been ‘left at the door’ as food and farming alliance Sustain questions how the Prime Ministers’ farm to fork food summit plans to address the UK’s food security issues.
Fresh produce supplier Nationwide Produce has secured a £3.5m loan to expand its warehouses in Evesham and help introduce greener measures into the business.
Katrina Anderson, associate director and Sian Edmonds, senior associate at Osborne Clarke, discuss five stages to navigate when developing and commercialising a new alternative protein product.
As manufacturers grapple with the need to make their packaging more sustainable, we explore the steps machinery providers are taking to make the change as seamless as possible.
Following a panel discussion around ways food and drink companies can reduce their food waste and increase efficiency, our editor summarises some key talking points and our speakers come back together to answer a few more of your questions…
Bethan Grylls summarises the key takeaways from our series of fireside chats presented earlier this week, sponsored by RSSL, as five food and drink leaders lend their expertise on maintaining and working towards a more secure, safer food and drink system....
