Tesco’s new Trading Responsibly plan will improve both the way it works with suppliers and customer service, says Paul Wilkinson, chair of Thorntons and a member of the retail giant’s new independent supply chain advisory panel.
Associated British Foods (ABF) faces fines for anti-competitive practices if a competition authority probe just launched finds it guilty in the latest round of a longstanding feud with Napier Brown.
A singing lasagne has proved a hit with Waitrose customers as sales of Charlie Bigham’s ready meals have more than tripled as a result of the novelty dish, according to the retailer.
Complying with the EU’s new food labelling rules – set out in the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIR) – will be a “truly enormous” job that will carry “a colossal cost”, warns Stephen Spice, Campden BRI’s new head of regulatory affairs.
Wanted: British food and drink manufacturing champion to showcase the best of British achievement in bouncing back from recession and investing in the future.
Premium ready meals sales grew by up to 8% last year, despite more than half (65%) of consumers reporting plans to eat fewer such products and cook more, says customer insight agency Engage Research.
Tortilla chips firm It’s All Good (IAG) has won £3.5M worth of investment from NVM Private Equity to invest in production and challenge bigger premium brands such as Tyrrells.
Dairy giant Arla Foods reported “a landmark year” in the UK, where revenue climbed by 22% to £2.2bn, after its merger with Milk Link in 2012, according to its 2013 results posted today (February 19).
Trading Standards officers have warned the food industry that potentially cancer-causing dyes have been discovered in confectionery sold in the West Yorkshire region.
Tesco and Marks & Spencer (M&S) have rejected claims from consumer watchdog Which? that consumers find some of their pricing policies as difficult to understand as “tackling an obstacle course”.
There’s still time to register for the free, one-hour online seminar on the EU’s new food labelling rules, which takes place at 11am GMT tomorrow (February 20).
The rising popularity of street food, coffee shops and new fast food concepts will drive the UK’s eating out sector to grow by 3% in value over the next 12 months to reach £82.5bn, predicts Allegra Foodservice.
Millions of pounds of fake food and drink were seized in recent UK raids in a global crackdown on illegal products, with fish and seafood representing the biggest worldwide problem.
DNA testing to detect cat and mouse in processed food, plus species including donkey, dog and horse has won government funding and could be readily available within a year.
Food and drink manufacturing workers feel they are being underutilised as they are frequently carrying out general jobs outside of their core duties – leaving many considering quitting their roles.
Scottish meat processor Scotbeef has challenged press reports it was fined £26,250 for pollution, arguing the penalty was for waste control and it has subsequently cleared up its act.
The former chief executive of the British Poultry Council (BPC) Peter Bradnock has been appointed as the new policy affairs consultant for the International Poultry Council (IPC).
Morrisons and Tesco were “the clear laggards” among the four big supermarkets, while discounters and premium sellers continued to do well, according to City analyst Shore Capital, commenting on recent Nielsen market share data.
As the clock counts down to the EU’s mandatory food labelling rule changes – due to be enforced on December 13 2014 – we chart reaction to the legislation in quotes from people responsible for making sense of the new rules.
A cold storage firm has been ordered to pay £60,000 for a series of health and safety failings, which left one worker injured by falling equipment and others with damage to nerves and joints.
Co-operative Retail’s chief operating officer Sean Toal has announced his decision to leave the business to take up the same role at retailer Wilkinson’s.
Branded ready-meal manufacturers are likely to adopt the Red Tractor quality assurance scheme logo over the next few months, according to the boss of the scheme.
Restaurant-inspired molecular gastronomy offers considerable potential for food manufacturers’ new product development (NPD), according to Stefan Cosser, head of innovation at consultancy Food Innovation Solutions (FIS).
Food and drink manufacturers must think “cool” when targeting teens with their messages, Dairy Council community and content manager Gary Cosby said at the launch of a hip hop video promoting the benefits of milk.
United Biscuits' (UB's) investment in Nigeria's A&P Foods has catapulted the business to its target for international sales to represent 20% of its business three years early.
Bakkavor’s 4% growth in revenue led it to outperform the fresh prepared food market, said the firm after releasing full-year results for the 52 weeks to December 28 2013.
Uncertainty about how to comply with the EU’s new food labelling legislation – due for enforcement on December 13 2014 – plus complaints about the lack of clarity concerning the rules, is continuing to mount, according to industry experts.
Yorkie bars and Quality Street helped to sweeten the results of food manufacturing giant Nestlé, in the UK and Ireland, according to its full-year financial results released yesterday (February 13).
Extreme weather poses the biggest threat to securing UK food supplies, experts at an Environment Food & Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee hearing claimed.
Nestlé ceo Paul Bulcke has predicted a tough year ahead, as the manufacturing giant revealed total sales of CHF92.2bn for 2013, up by 2.7% on the previous year.
Social media is critical for food businesses to communicate with customers, especially for those offering niche products, Boulder Brands UK md Simon Hazlett has claimed.
Small food and drink firms and entrepreneurs can benefit from a new website that offers businesses without retail contracts opportunities to market their products.
David Cameron’s £10M relief fund for flood-struck farmers will help avert the risk of disruption to food supplies, claimed the government, after widespread criticism it was not doing enough to safeguard food supplies.
Few can have failed to notice last summer’s Share a Coke campaign, with its apparently endless roster of first names staring out hopefully from chiller cabinets. And if it caught the consumer’s eye, it had a more profound impact on supply chain perceptions...
With ever-tighter environmental health budgets and the looming threat both of greater cost recovery and of privatisation, some experts claim we have all the ingredients for a full-blown food safety crisis.
