Co-op warns UK food resilience under threat as meat imports rise dramatically
The retailer is sounding the alarm over British food resilience after revealing that UK meat imports rose sharply to £5 billion in 2025.
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Large fire breaks out at Warburtons’ Burnley
A large blaze has broken out at a Warburtons factory in Burnley and, in a bizarre turn of events, was spotted by Bank of Dave star Dave Fishwick.
Beef and lamb driving meat inflation
Meat and poultry inflation saw a 4.06% rise in the 12 months to April 2026, falling from 7.95% in the 12 months to March, according to the latest AIMS inflation report.
Exclusive interview with James Couldwell – the new MD of Reiser
Earlier this year, Reiser UK appointed James Couldwell as its new managing director. Food Manufacture sits down with the new captain of the ship to find out more about his career and future plans for the leading processing and packaging supplier.
Manufacturers overestimate cyber resilience, new report reveals
Retail and manufacturing businesses may be underestimating the true scale of disruption from potential cyber attacks, according to a new report by a major insurance firm.
FrieslandCampina to invest over €90M into protein
The dairy giant has announced a major investment programme to accelerate growth in whey proteins.
Instant coffee now included in EUDR
And a ‘no-risk’ benchmarking category is off the table
Optimising production in the increasingly complex pet food market
In paid partnership with Handtmann
As the pet food category diversifies and becomes more multi-faceted, so does the task of processing cost-effectively and efficiently, but Handtmann is up for the challenge.