The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has repeated a call to the government to place meat factory workers on the list of early vaccine recipients.
A range of “unique and complex factors” were responsible for strong livestock prices in 2020, according to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).
The red meat industry will be faced with inevitable and permanent change whatever the outcome of any Brexit negotiations, warned Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).
Meat processors have more freedom to set their own shelf life for vacuum- or modified-atmosphere-packed (VP/MAP) fresh beef, lamb and pork products, according to updated Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines.
British consumer spending on beef totalled £551m in the 12 weeks to 1 November 2020, according to figures from research organisation Kantar Worldpanel.
Food factories could become ‘super spreaders’ of COVID-19 in the run-up to Christmas, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), but it has been challenged by the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
A total of 106 workers are self-isolating at Kepak Group's Bodmin red meat processing plant in Cornwall after testing positive for COVID-19, with most showing no obvious symptoms.
2 Sisters Food Group has secured a £475m bond and an £80m revolving credit facility, representing a successful refinancing of the business and enabling it to boost financial performance and generate further cash.
Ireland’s agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue has raised concerns over the processed meat trade between Northern Ireland (NI) and the UK, after the UK Government proposed a two-way ban.
Meat industry workers should be given priority to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or risk damaging the food and drink supply chain, according to key industry bodies in the UK.
A long list of questions about exports to the EU from 1 January 2021 remain unanswered, according to producer body the National Pig Association (NPA), which is calling for 'more urgency' from Government.
It’s just over eight months since hundreds of leaders in food and drink processing gathered at London’s Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square to celebrate the 2020 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, but it feels a lot longer.
The Welsh food industry is celebrating notable success stories, with retail sales of lamb soaring and firms in other sectors announcing significant milestones.
Cranswick Foods’ Watton pork processing plant will continue production according to one analyst, after almost half of its staff tested positive for COVID-19, while Nestlé's Fawdon factory has confirmed 40 cases there.
Pilgrim’s Pride head of sustainability Matt Dight told Food Manufacture about the role COVID-19, Brexit and packaging will play in the future of the meat processor’s sustainability plans.
Young's Seafood owner Eight Fifty Food Group has announced the acquisition of Hamburg-headquartered AliSa International, trading as Greenland Seafood, for an undisclosed sum.
Winners of the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2021 will be announced in an online ceremony timed to coincide with the planned 11 February date for the London awards dinner.
2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings has rescued restaurant chain the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) from administration from South African owner Famous Brands.
Wales's largest meat processor Kepak has signed up to the Welsh government’s Apprenticeship Programme to boost workforce skills, aiming to bring 100 existing staff on board the scheme within a year.
Farmers have expressed 'bitter disappointment' at the Government's refusal to back House of Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill committing UK trade deals to high food standards and independent scrutiny.
Ways to tackle the lack of female workers in the meat industry have been outlined by a new report that reveals just 36% of the workforce in the sector are women.
Digital enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can support food processors in volatile times by enhancing visibility of operations, according to Columbus food business consultant Lee Walker.
The Grocer is launching a competition to find the Factory Manager of the Year 2020 in association with Food Manufacture, with an entry deadline of 23 October.
Food Manufacture's free-to-access Food Safety Briefing webinar, which covers topics ranging from food fraud and detection and inspection to allergen and pathogen management, goes live in just two days.
Asda is set to increase the volume of products sourced from UK suppliers, from chicken and dairy to wheat and potatoes, following its acquisition by joint owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa and TDR Capital.
As Brexit uncertainty casts 'a long shadow over supply chain planning' in the words of consultancy SCALA, Food Manufacture presents a webinar on 20 October to help food processors face future disruption.
A novel form of speciality fats production has won start-up Hoxton Farms the food and drink category award at The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Emerging Technologies Competition 2020.
Meat and dairy exports to the EU remain threatened by the lack of vets needed to implement food safety checks and sign export health certificates (EHCs), claims the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Food firms facing the perfect storm as the end of Brexit transition period looms, Christmas approaches and the UK tackles continued coronavirus restrictions should register for free for Food Manufacture’s 20 October webinar.
