It’s just over eight months since hundreds of leaders in food and drink processing gathered at London’s Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square to celebrate the 2020 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, but it feels a lot longer.
The Welsh food industry is celebrating notable success stories, with retail sales of lamb soaring and firms in other sectors announcing significant milestones.
Cranswick Foods’ Watton pork processing plant will continue production according to one analyst, after almost half of its staff tested positive for COVID-19, while Nestlé's Fawdon factory has confirmed 40 cases there.
Pilgrim’s Pride head of sustainability Matt Dight told Food Manufacture about the role COVID-19, Brexit and packaging will play in the future of the meat processor’s sustainability plans.
Young's Seafood owner Eight Fifty Food Group has announced the acquisition of Hamburg-headquartered AliSa International, trading as Greenland Seafood, for an undisclosed sum.
Winners of the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2021 will be announced in an online ceremony timed to coincide with the planned 11 February date for the London awards dinner.
2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings has rescued restaurant chain the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) from administration from South African owner Famous Brands.
Wales's largest meat processor Kepak has signed up to the Welsh government’s Apprenticeship Programme to boost workforce skills, aiming to bring 100 existing staff on board the scheme within a year.
Farmers have expressed 'bitter disappointment' at the Government's refusal to back House of Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill committing UK trade deals to high food standards and independent scrutiny.
Ways to tackle the lack of female workers in the meat industry have been outlined by a new report that reveals just 36% of the workforce in the sector are women.
Digital enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can support food processors in volatile times by enhancing visibility of operations, according to Columbus food business consultant Lee Walker.
The Grocer is launching a competition to find the Factory Manager of the Year 2020 in association with Food Manufacture, with an entry deadline of 23 October.
Food Manufacture's free-to-access Food Safety Briefing webinar, which covers topics ranging from food fraud and detection and inspection to allergen and pathogen management, goes live in just two days.
Asda is set to increase the volume of products sourced from UK suppliers, from chicken and dairy to wheat and potatoes, following its acquisition by joint owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa and TDR Capital.
As Brexit uncertainty casts 'a long shadow over supply chain planning' in the words of consultancy SCALA, Food Manufacture presents a webinar on 20 October to help food processors face future disruption.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The UK trade agreement with Japan will benefit pork, beef, grain and dairy exports among other areas and has been welcomed by food firms and trade bodies.
Freight and customs representatives fear a lack of customs personnel and significant obstacles surrounding exports and red tape will lead to disruption at the end of the Brexit transition period.
2 Sisters Food Group is to create 100 new jobs at its processing plant in Thetford, Norfolk in response to an ‘unprecedented jobs crisis’ caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Inadequate Brexit preparations threaten more than £1bn of annual meat exports and thousands of jobs in the meat and livestock sector, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Consumer concerns about sustainable meat production are being tackled online by a new website just launched by the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
2 Sisters, the poultry giant is training its Coupar Angus staff on the transmission of the coronavirus after finding their behaviour outside the factory played a “significant role” in spreading the virus.
As game season approaches, Liam Stokes, chief executive of the British Game Alliance, says the market is likely to deliver 70% of usual volumes due to game farmers’ cautious approach to supply.
Pork processor Cranswick is to temporarily close its Ballymena, Northern Ireland plant from tomorrow (Saturday 22 August) after a surge in coronavirus cases in the local area.
A proposed levy on unhealthy meat products has been rejected by experts as failing to tackle obesity and health issues and limiting options for vulnerable consumers.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) claims a move to convince the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to support extending chilled red meat shelf-life beyond ten days could benefit other meats too.
Tulip has announced plans to reopen its Bromborough factory from August under a new site director and has launched a major recruitment drive, creating over 120 job roles in the local area.
SecAnim has unveiled a category 1 animal by-product processing facility costing more than £15m to build at its renewable energy and recycling site at Widnes in Cheshire.
Cell cultured meat won’t be bought by mainstream consumers until 2040 and will only account for 35% of global meat intake even then, according to the findings of a new report.
Dawn Meats is to take full control over its joint venture with Dunbia, following the announcement that chief executive Jim Dobson is to retire from Dunbia, 44 years after co-founding the company.
2 Sisters Food Group is to kick-start youth employment across its processing sites in Devon and Lincolnshire, in support of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s plans to boost the economy.
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards are celebrating their 20th year and launching a new plant-based trophy, with preparations underway to announce the winners at a gala dinner in London on 11 February 2021.
