Assisi Pet Care, the Melton Mowbray based pet food company, has acquired natural dog and cat treats brand Pet Munchies Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
Materials handling and storage has faced pressures ranging from lack of labour and climate impact to soaring costs and supply chain volatility in the past year, but as always the food industry has proved inventive.
The amount of food saved from becoming waste continues to rise significantly but nearly 200,000 tonnes of good food still go to waste each year in the supply chain, climate action NGO WRAP has revealed.
Ekaterra, the tea company that owns brands Lipton, PG tips and Pukka, has appointed Nathalie Roos as chief executive officer and Pierre Laubies as chair of the board following the completion of its divestment from Unilever.
Almost eight out of 10 leaders in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector feel positive about the prospects for their business over the coming year but rapidly deteriorating economic conditions will test their resilience, a new survey from accountancy...
Consumers are increasingly seeking out protein for sports nutrition, but their needs and purchase motivations vary, a new study by Arla Foods Ingredients has revealed.
Almost 6,000 CBD products have been added to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) public list of Cannabidiol (CBD) products that can be marketed in England and Wales.
A group of MPs have accused the Government of not doing enough to tackle the 'catastrophic worldwide hunger' crisis caused in part by the war in Ukraine.
Scotland has revealed that while there is greater strain on the food supply chain than has been seen for many years, immediate supplies of food and animal feed in Scotland are secure.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, the ready meal supplier and its parent company Apetito, were hit by a cyber attack over the weekend which has caused disruption with its deliveries.
Infarm, the vertical farming company, has opened one of the largest urban farms in Europe and its first high-capacity Growing Centre in the UK in Bedford.
Farming and haulage firm, T.Wilson & Sons (Farmers), has gone into administration following a year-long battle to survive the financial effects of the pandemic.
Greencore, the prepared foods and ready meals manufacturer, and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union are continuing negotiations after employees at its Moulton Park site in Northampton rejected the company’s proposed offer on pay rates and contracts....
Food manufacturers and retailers have been advised to 'seize the day' and drive innovation on healthy foods without being forced by Government legislation.
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has launched its Carbon Solutions Hub (the Hub), a new knowledge repository, to help businesses on their pathways to net zero.
UK food and drink manufacturing output contracted for the first time in 10 months in May, as input cost inflation drove producers to raise prices at a record pace, the Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker has revealed.
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.
Ornua Foods UK, the producer of brands such as Pilgrims Choice cheddar and Kerrygold butter, is to focus on its green credentials with the appointment of Nadia Bidzinska as its new head of sustainability.
The food and drink industry is still facing “significant” and “stubborn” labour shortages, despite the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment Labour figures, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has revealed.
The Belgium Ferrero factory at the centre of a major Salmonella outbreak has been allowed to reopen but with three months of monitoring by Belgium food safety authorities.
The UK has missed out on important opportunities because of how geographical indication policy is used, a new report called Entitled Untapped Potential: Protected Food and Drink Name Policy in the United Kingdom, produced by a group of MPs, has claimed....
The government should formally commit to upholding animal welfare and environmental standards in all post-Brexit trade deals, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee in has said in a report on the free trade agreement with Australia....
Food inflation is expected to last for much longer than initially predicted, according to grocery think tank IGD’s latest Viewpoint Special Report 'Exploring the outlook for food inflation'.
The Government must build on its Food Strategy white paper by supporting the dairy trade's expansion in the UK and export markets, according to Arla Foods UK boss Ash Amirahmadi.
There is a growing demand for protein sources for both human and animal consumption, a new report from UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI's) Transforming Food Production Challenge programme has revealed.
New guidance for the labelling of edible oils in food and drink products has been criticised as ‘unfit for purpose by the British Frozen Foods Federation (BFFF).
The Government Food Strategy has avoided backing 'bold, evidence-based recommendations' in Henry Dimbleby's National Food Strategy that would have significantly improved the UK food system – a 'shambolic' decision, pressure groups...
Steve Massey, technical lead and energy expert at Pentadel Project Management, asks how record high energy costs and inflation might alter investment decisions in food and drink manufacturing facilities.
Food standards should be at the heart of UK trade strategy, according to a new report, which outlines how import tariffs and other tools could be used to protect domestic suppliers.
Veracruz Almonds is boosting traceability by implementing blockchain technology at its estates in Idanha-a-Nova and Fundão, Portugal in preparation for expanding its exports to distributors and suppliers in the UK and Europe.
Coca-Cola Europacific partners (CCEP) has revealed that it expects to remove 29,000 tonnes of ‘new’ non-recycled plastic across operations in Great Britain (GB) every year.
Exports and imports of food and drink with non-EU countries have soared above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to research by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
