The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed it will introduce changes early next year to modernise the commercialisation of cultivated meat and precision fermentation.
Following years of slow growth, the global poultry market is returning to historic levels as worldwide poultry consumption is forecast to reach 2.5-3% in 2024.
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has partnered on a £3m project exploring the use of insect protein and artificial intelligence to address significant health and welfare issues in poultry production.
ABP Food Group has become the first Irish beef processor to export to the South Korean market, after securing a long-term supply agreement with premium meat importer K Meat.
The Compleat Food Group has acquired speciality food producer Harvey & Brockless for an undisclosed sum, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the manufacturer this year.
2 Sisters Food Group owner Ranjit Singh Boparan is to sell his European poultry operation to his private office for a fee in excess of €200m as part of ‘ambitious’ plans to transform his business empire.
Food Manufacture explores the latest trends in pet food development and the driving forces behind consumer purchasing decisions when it comes to feeding the furrier members of their families.
Provision Trade Federation (PTF) director general Rod Addy looks at the impact of the new UK import regime, which kicked off in earnest on 30 April 2024.
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has acquired Butcher’s Pet Care (BPC) for an undisclosed sum, creating a combined business with turnover worth about £350m.
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Beef imports into the UK are rising, with Ireland seeing a particularly positive uplift, but an array of factors have helped to positively offset increases of exports into GB market.
Thai Union’s second quarter results show a promising lift in net profits, as its ambient and value-added and pet care categories recovered, with the latter reaching an all-time high gross profit.
One year on from the UK-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) and red meat imports from down under are rising steadily, with an increase of 415% and 85% for beef and sheep meat exports, respectively.
Iceland’s full range of beef and pork mince products will now be vacuum packed, as the retailer looks to improve shelf life and sustainability credentials and reduce food waste.
Possible contamination by foreign bodies and the risk of hydrogen cyanide sparked the recall of several food and drink products at the end of last month, covered in this round-up.
Melt&Marble, a developer of fats for use in meat and dairy analogues, has secured a €2.5m (£2.1m) grant and potential future equity investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Reduced demand from retail and takeaways sparked a decline in total beef volumes in 2023, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) annual beef market outlook.
Chilled meals producer Oscar Mayar has unveiled an experimental customer and supplier hub at its Wrexham site as it taps into AI and consumer insights to help improve the image of chilled meats.
Eight-year-old Lola Fenn has won Heck’s sausage competition, wowing the bosses with her creative chicken recipe – which could soon don mainstream shelves.
Seaweed Enterprises is rebranding under the new name of House of Seaweed, as it sets its sights on becoming a leading trade processing hub for the algae.
Fish firm Bakkafrost Scotland has revealed proposals that could see the closure of two of its facilities in the Highlands, threatening about 80 jobs across both sites.
National Farmers Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw met new Defra secretary of state Steve Reed to discuss policy reform and the future of food security in the UK.
Claims of animal abuse at Cross Farm have sparked legal action against the supplier, after undercover video footage reportedly filmed at its Devon site revealed scenes of piglets being crushed to death and bins full of ‘decaying corpses’.
Virgin Wines and Nestlé welcome new recruits, whilst well-known meat connoisseur and leader of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers waves goodbye.
While 2024 may not feel like the best time to start selling to the rest of the world, Food Manufacture’s recent webinar heard from a range of experts on why avoiding exporting could be a big mistake for UK food and drink businesses.
Sweaty cows could help solve a number of global warming related food security issues, according to new research by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
Bedale-based sausage maker Heck! Food has invested £150k in solar energy production at its Kirklington headquarters in its continuing mission to become net zero.
Berkshire-based producer The Kennet Crayfish Company has created the ‘UK’s largest’ processing facility for crayfish in a bid to corner a market currently dominated by foreign imports.
