Iceland’s full range of beef and pork mince products will now be vacuum packed, as the retailer looks to improve shelf life and sustainability credentials and reduce food waste.
Possible contamination by foreign bodies and the risk of hydrogen cyanide sparked the recall of several food and drink products at the end of last month, covered in this round-up.
Melt&Marble, a developer of fats for use in meat and dairy analogues, has secured a €2.5m (£2.1m) grant and potential future equity investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Reduced demand from retail and takeaways sparked a decline in total beef volumes in 2023, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) annual beef market outlook.
Chilled meals producer Oscar Mayar has unveiled an experimental customer and supplier hub at its Wrexham site as it taps into AI and consumer insights to help improve the image of chilled meats.
Eight-year-old Lola Fenn has won Heck’s sausage competition, wowing the bosses with her creative chicken recipe – which could soon don mainstream shelves.
Seaweed Enterprises is rebranding under the new name of House of Seaweed, as it sets its sights on becoming a leading trade processing hub for the algae.
Fish firm Bakkafrost Scotland has revealed proposals that could see the closure of two of its facilities in the Highlands, threatening about 80 jobs across both sites.
National Farmers Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw met new Defra secretary of state Steve Reed to discuss policy reform and the future of food security in the UK.
Claims of animal abuse at Cross Farm have sparked legal action against the supplier, after undercover video footage reportedly filmed at its Devon site revealed scenes of piglets being crushed to death and bins full of ‘decaying corpses’.
Virgin Wines and Nestlé welcome new recruits, whilst well-known meat connoisseur and leader of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers waves goodbye.
While 2024 may not feel like the best time to start selling to the rest of the world, Food Manufacture’s recent webinar heard from a range of experts on why avoiding exporting could be a big mistake for UK food and drink businesses.
Sweaty cows could help solve a number of global warming related food security issues, according to new research by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
Bedale-based sausage maker Heck! Food has invested £150k in solar energy production at its Kirklington headquarters in its continuing mission to become net zero.
Berkshire-based producer The Kennet Crayfish Company has created the ‘UK’s largest’ processing facility for crayfish in a bid to corner a market currently dominated by foreign imports.
A complaint has been submitted to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the use of 'responsibly sourced' claims made about scampi products sold in the UK.
Dawn Meats has secured a multi-million-pound export contract to South Korea to supply foodservice, retail and manufacturing customers across the country.
The financial impact of the UK’s Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is significantly higher than what was predicted by the Government, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Five UK farms are setting themselves up to be the gold standard in environmentally-friendly farming after research revealed that the deterioration of the UK’s natural environment could lead to an estimated 12% loss to GDP.
Changes made to pig farming practises during the 20th century led to the spread of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella around the world, new research suggests.
2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings has reported sales and operational profit growth in its financial results for the year ended 29 July 2023, but exceptional items and net finance charges landed the group further into the red.
British charcuterie and smoked meat firms Rare & Pasture and Tempus have announced plans to merge their businesses in a move that will help expand production and boost sales for the two brands.
After fearful speculation over what the proposed changes to Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 would hold, the draft has landed and a consultation is now underway.
Consumers struggle to get clear answers about the origin of the food they eat due to misleading, inconsistent and meaningless origin labels, according to Which?, the consumer rights pressure group.
In the wake of several Republican-led states in the US pushing for a ban or limit on the sales of cell-cultivated meat, we asked a legal expert what impact – if any – it could have on the UK?
Leeds-based entrepreneur Aihtsham Rashid has launched a brand new 100% halal certified pet food company, Hurayra Pet Food, in response to lack of options currently on the market.
Current food labelling schemes fail to accurately convey the environmental and welfare impact of pork products and lead to misconceptions over their sustainability, according to a new report.
Brian Dickey who farms outside of Ballymena in Northern Ireland has scored an impressive European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF), trumping Moy Park’s previous record and securing a prestigious Ross 440 award.
