As extreme weather and drought ravage the UK, we look at the challenges the record temperatures and potential water shortages have had on the food and drink industry.
UK meat producers will be 'negatively impacted' by its trade deal with New Zealand (NZ), particularly if the country's trade with China is disrupted, according to levy board AHDB.
Avara Foods's Wednesbury factory illustrates the company’s parallel priorities of investing in people and transformative technology, both of which are essential in the middle of the skills crisis, operations director Phil Davidson explains.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to prioritise the ‘wild catching sector’ when allocating money from its UK Seafood Fund.
2 Sisters Food Group operating loss, Premier Foods’s overseas sales success and Barry Callebaut’s sales volume growth are all covered in this round-up of food financial results.
2 Sisters Food Group has joined the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW), signalling its continued commitment to improving the treatment of animals in global food supply chains.
Export health certification cost over £26m from January to June this year, claims the food industry's sanitary & phytosanitary (SPS) certification working group, which wants food business operators to support e-certification trials.
UK trade negotiators risk scoring ‘a disastrous own goal’ against the Welsh meat industry if the next round of international trade deal drive UK customers to buy less sustainable alternatives to Welsh meat, warned Meat Promotion Wales (Hybu Cig Cymru,...
A lack of biosecurity checks on the border have made the UK more vulnerable to African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) is seeking reparations for ‘illegal charges’ levied against its members by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), after successfully challenging the body on the lack of transparency on the calculation of...
Meat processor Kepak has announced plans to invest £5.5m into its Merthyr site in Wales in reponse to a recent rise in demand for its products, creating more than 100 new jobs.
Dawnfresh Seafoods Limited has been bought out of administration by Thistle Seafoods Limited, saving 40 jobs at its Uddingston fish processing facility in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Entries are now open for the 2023 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, which this year are offering even more chances to win with the launch of another new category.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a consultation into whether changes should be introduced to the chilling requirements of Qurbani meat and offal supplied from slaughterhouses in England and Wales during the period of Eid al-Adha.
In this exclusive podcast interview, JBS global head of innovation and operational excellence Eduardo Noronha discusses the meat processing giant’s plans for alternative proteins across plant-based, fermented and cultivated meat.
The Compleat Food Group (TCFG) is making a major investment in its ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance factors) capabilities with the appointment of David Moore as its first group head of ESG.
Retail sales of sausages and burgers are flagging in comparison with last year's spike when consumption habits were ruled by lockdowns, but foodservice has rebounded significantly, the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) claims.
Entries are now open for the World Steak Challenge 2022, the ‘world’s first’ event to give steak producers and suppliers a platform to showcase their products quality, breed credentials and processing standards on the international stage.
Joe Dent, chief people officer at Princes, discusses his mental health journey with the business and steps other food firms can take to help their employees with similar issues.
Cranswick, Greencore and Hilton Food Group have all reported growth amid a string of crises bombarding the food and drink sector in their latest financial updates, covered in this round-up.
Vale of Mowbray, the Yorkshire pork pie brand, has invested £4m in its latest NPD project, which has seen new machinery, 30 new jobs and the launch of a new product to its portfolio.
Future funding, the food security crisis and soaring costs were top of the agenda when NFU Scotland met with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice in Westminster this week.
Seafood firm The Ethical Shellfish Company is to stop trading, as the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout of Brexit forced the business to close its doors for good.
Nomad Foods – the frozen food company which owns brands including Birds Eye, Findus and igloo – has partnered an Open Innovation Portal as it invites partners to share solutions that could be scaled to help shape the future of food and support more sustainable...
Avara Foods, the poultry processor, has revealed that it has invested over £4m in automation, people and packaging at its Hereford and Telford processing plants.
In this exclusive podcast interview, Jon Burton – marketing director at John West – discussed the research and development process behind the brand’s Enriched line of tuna products and the growth of plant-based alternatives to fish.
The ‘just in time’ supply model is at risk of failing if fresh food isn’t prioritised at UK ports, as delays at Dover leave meat sitting in lorries for days, warned the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Last year, compact and energy saving machinery were the watchwords in cutting, slicing and dicing and, while those trends haven’t disappeared, this year there’s a renewed focus on quality and consistency.
An ongoing outbreak of listeria in the UK has been linked to smoked fish, according to an investigation led by the UK Health Security Agency, Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.
The British Meat Processors Association, Food Standards Scotland and Neat Burger have all announced senior appointments, covered in this round-up of people on the move in the food and drink industry.
Cranswick’s greater push for sustainability has been driven by a shift in attitude among its workforce and diversified portfolio, according to chief operating officer Chris Aldersley.
In this exclusive interview, Dalehead Foods site manager Zaggy Zachariou discussed how winning Site Team of the Year at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2022 was welcome recognition not just for his team, but for the industry.
