The UK is ending the requirement to conduct additional inspections of meat products imported from Brazil following the completion of an audit by Defra.
Animal welfare is high on the political agenda and a visit from Trading Standards is always an unpredictable possibility. Katie Temple, food lawyer at Roythornes Solicitors, explains how to prepare and what may be needed next.
2 Sisters Food Group has reported continued sales growth for the year ended 31 July 2022, but the cost of sales and extreme weather impacted the poultry processors profits for the year.
Reduced carcase weights of sheep and cattle are limiting production volumes despite slaughter numbers climbing in the first half of 2023, according to the latest UK abattoir data.
With news of administrations, proposed closures and complete shutdowns haunting the headlines, Food Manufacture takes a deep dive into the drivers, whether this is a trend set to last and what businesses can do to turn things around.
Nick Allen and Nan Jones of the British Meat Processing Association (BMPA) provide insight into the state of the UK meat industry, while calling on Government to help the sector forge a path forward.
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.
Undeclared allergens including milk, soya and gluten continue to spark recalls of food and drink, as manufacturers pull products from the shelf in response to potential choking hazards and labelling errors.
Meat processors are millions of pounds out of pocket having to source labour from overseas due to the lack of availability of UK candidates, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Women in the meat industry are gaining more opportunities as perceptions of the sector continue to improve, research by Meat Business Women has revealed.
Finnebrogue has partnered with cultivated meat company Ivy Farm Technologies on a project to bring the first commercially available cultivated wagyu beef burgers to market.
Lower feed prices and improved value chains should fuel a strong second half of 2023 for the global poultry industry, according to a new report by Rabobank.
John Shropshire OBE's Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain has been met with cautious optimism by members of the food and drink industry.
Representatives from across the meat processing industry descended on the Butcher’s Hall in London yesterday (June 27) to learn about Meat Industry 2.0 and the role of automation and cultured meat in the future of the sector at the British Meat Processor’s...
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.
Regulatory approval for cultivated meat companies Good Meat and Upside Foods could pave the way for future approvals and a big moment for the UK and European Markets.
Reports that a meat supplier to UK supermarkets was sourcing chickens dosed with antibiotics linked to deadly superbugs highlights that current guidance and regulation does not go far enough to ensure food safety, according to the Farm Animal Investment...
With many smaller abattoirs forced to close, is it time for the meat inspection process in the UK to change in support of independents – and what is the government already doing to help?
Poultry processor Avara Foods is to extend its carbon footprint reporting to include more of its agricultural supply chain as it works towards its commitment to build a complete footprint of its entire farming base by 2025.
Dawn Meats is to sell its share of French beef processor Elivia to majority shareholder Terrena, following a difference in vision for the future of the business.
Lord Newborough of Rhug Estate in North Wales has been a prominent organic advocate since the late 1990s. Beyond the estate’s organic livestock enterprises and expansive farm shop, the business has continuously diversified its routes to market to deliver...
A team of five students from the University of Nottingham have been announced the winners of Ecotrophelia UK, taking home a grand prize of £2,000 and the opportunity to represent the UK in the nationals in Europe.
Poultry processor Avara Foods has announced proposals to close its Abergavenny factory in Autumn 2023, placing 400 roles at the site at the risk of redundancy.
This year’s Butcher’s Shop awards ceremony was awash with innovation, community spirit and high-quality produce as it celebrated independent UK butchery, with McCaskie’s Butchers & Café taking home the grand prize.
Abattoirs are essential or important to the success of food firms and their availability, or lack thereof, plays a major part in more than half of businesses’ future plans, according to new research by the Sustainable Food Trust and National Craft Butchers.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced plans to work closer with industry to tackle criminal activity in the wake of a series of food fraud incidents across the UK.
From the new faces of the industry to the educators introducing them into the world of food and drink, we talk apprenticeships in episode three of the Food Manufacture Podcast.
At last week’s FoodEx Manufacturing Solutions, Food Manufacture sought the expertise of a range of companies and individuals to find out what they considered to be the biggest opportunity in food and drink.
The Green Offices have already helped more than 4,800 properties, with the new facilities aiming to cast its service net wider and increase environmental services among cattlemen.
Experts of sausages, burgers and food forming take a look back (and forwards), as they examine what’s changed and how new technology is influencing the sector with Food Manufacture’s editor.
The head of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to help exporters regain access to the Chinese pork market.
With an increasing amount of beef coming from the dairy herd, Boomer Birch, Beef Programme Manager at Cogent Breeding explains how insightful data can drive consistent improvements and profitability throughout the dairy-cross-beef supply chain.
Sleaford Quality Foods, HCC and Cawston Press have all announced senior appointments, featured in this run-down of people on the move in food and drink.
A prolific global study that claimed that eating even small amounts of red meat harms health is ‘fatally flawed’, according to peer-reviewed scientific journal Animal Frontiers.
Cherrytree Bakery, Food Cloud and The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers all announced senior appointments this week, covered here in this round up of food and drink industry appointments.
