Burger King’s announcement that it has switched to German and Italian beef suppliers in the wake of the horse meat scandal is the latest in a line of broken food industry pledges to ‘buy British’.
The UK government is anti-organic and is therefore failing “to promote its benefits” to the public, the boss of an organic and free-from bakery has claimed.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has demanded UK retailers assess their sourcing and labelling policies, after the discovery of horse DNA in beef burgers sold by Tesco, Iceland and other retailers.
Supermarket group Tesco has appointed Chris Bush as its new UK md just two-days before the anniversary of last year’s announcement of very poor trading.
New research shows that the British Lion scheme has “effectively eradicated salmonella in UK eggs” and highlights the importance of buying eggs produced from birds that comply with EU rules, claims the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC).
Britain is facing a “dessert deficit” to rival the economic deficit, claimed Owen Paterson MP, secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The news last month that Vion is to sell its UK food businesses, covering 38 sites and employing 13,000 people is a sure sign that the UK's meat supply chain is in crisis.
Dutch food giant Vion’s plans to sell its UK food businesses − throwing into doubt the future of its 13,000 UK employees − was “almost an inevitability,” according to leading City analysts.
Noel Clarke has joined Unilever UK and Ireland as its new brand-building director – ice cream, following former director Pete Harbour’s move to Unilever USA.
Supermarket giant Tesco has reported its first profit fall in 18 years, as its chief executive Philip Clarke said the UK business had been “running too hot”.
Pig producers insist that British pork is produced to top welfare standards despite a ruling from the advertising watchdog banning three adverts claiming that Red Tractor pork is produced to higher animal welfare standards.
Food and drink manufacturers in the West Midlands are being invited to join a trade mission to boost exports to the ‘ideal market’ of Ireland, organised by United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI).
Strong demand for UK frozen food has helped multi-national frozen food business Iglo offset flat Eurpean sales, according to the firm’s half year results to August 20.
Food manufacturers could face steep rises in pig meat prices, as soaring feed costs drive UK pig producers out of business and new EU welfare rules force continental producers to quit.
Manufacturers of soups, sauces and seasonings in the UK could find themselves at a commercial disadvantage to their continental counterparts as a result of the ban on use of desinewed meat (DSM).
Britain’s meat processors will be at a distinct commercial disadvantage compared with some of their EU counterparts when new rules governing changes to the labelling of disinewed meat (DSM) products come into effect this month.
Whitehall plans for a single front-of-pack nutritional labelling scheme could be torpedoed by the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Own-label, fresh prepared foods firm Bakkavör is to launch an ethnic foods range “very soon”, according to the management statement accompanying its results for the quarter ended March 31.
New Covent Garden soup owner the Hain Celestial Group is to grow soup sales in the UK, Ireland and the US after its acquisition of Irish chilled soup specialist Cully & Sully.
Florida-based Cott Beverages plans to expand production at Scottish drinks firm Sangs, which it bought out of administration last month for an undisclosed sum.
From Caribbean food guru Levi Roots to agriculture minister Jim Paice, all sectors of UK food and drink manufacturing were represented at Foodex 2012 and Food & Drink Expo, which took place at the NEC Birmingham last month. Don’t miss our photogallery...
The new Dutch owner of UK tea manufacturer Clipper Teas has pledged to invest in increased capacity at its Dorset site and spend more on brand promotion.
Ingredients manufacturer Unilever Food Solutions has confirmed the appointment of Unilever stalwart Peter Dahl as the new channel marketing director for the UK and Ireland.
The British egg industry has shelved legal action against the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) after last minute government clarification about its policy on illegal egg imports.
European giant Intersnack is challenging PepsiCo and United Biscuits brands in the UK as it prepares to dramatically increase its profile, with a seven-figure investment in UK production.
The UK poultry industry in 2012 must tackle legal differences between the UK and other EU countries and soaring feed costs, according to Philip Wilkinson, director of 2 Sisters Food Group.
A strong performance from its UK carbonates division, lead by “substantial” Pepsi share gain, has boosted revenues at soft drinks manufacturer Britvic for the all-important Christmas period, according to city analysts.
Prime Minister David Cameron has received a letter from the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) urging him to ban imports of illegally-produced battery cage eggs.
Nearly all (99%) of British egg producers are now fully compliant with EU legislation banning the use of battery cages, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
British egg producers are to mount a legal challenge to the government’s failure to ban imports of illegally-produced battery cage eggs and egg products.
Sales of sports and energy drinks could suffer as consumers turn to “cheaper products” in the face of the European debt crisis, according to Leatherhead Food Research (LFR).
Achieving the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) target growth of 20% by 2020 is “entirely realistic”, the organisation’s communications director Terry Jones told FoodManufacture.co.uk.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is confident that its ambition to grow the UK’s food and drink manufacturing sector by 20% by 2020 will not be blown off course by prime minister David Cameron’s decision to veto changes to the EU treaty last Friday...
An adjudicator with teeth is needed to police the Groceries Supply Code of Practice to prevent overly powerful retailers reneging on deals with their suppliers, according to leading processors.
Within Europe, the lack of a credible 'number two' flexibles supplier after Amcor may be felt by some of the multinational confectionery and snacks firms. In the UK, however, restructuring at the top of the industry has enabled smaller converters...
Britain’s food manufacturers need a more “joined up” approach from government if they are to provide the engine for growth necessary to help the nation out of its economic crisis.
Food and agriculture minister Jim Paice has reassured Britain’s pig producers that the government will fight their corner in Europe. He aims to prevent them being disadvantaged by continental competitors who fail to stop using sow stalls when a partial...
Soaring UK food and drink exports were 13% up at £5.8bn in the first half of this year, according to the latest figures from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Continental European applications of Rexam’s hybrid Fusion aluminium can-bottle in beers, wines and other key categories have, so far, not been matched by UK brand owners. But the pack is already in use in niche areas including energy and beauty drinks.
UK food manufacturing, packaging and processing firms should appeal to the iPod generation to attract the next generation of young talent, according to the PPMA.
Nicola Swann, from Videojet Technologies, has triumphed in the PPMA Show's Ones to Watch awards. The awards recognise promising under 35-year-olds who have made an outstanding contribution to the UK packaging and processing machinery industry.
