Perishable Movements Ltd (PML) is investing circa £500,000 in six new state-of-the-art trucks, which represent the UK’s first refrigerated trailers to feature a powered roller bed floor system, according to the firm.
Scottish venison supplier Highland Game is predicting a £2m boost in sales over the next year after securing new deals with recipe box company Gousto and distribution partners Costco, Booker and Brakes.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called on UK political parties to commit to legislation to eliminate deforestation in the food and drink supply chain.
Fife food processing equipment manufacturer Foodmek has announced growth plans after securing £500,000 from the Scottish Loan Scheme (SLS), part of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Growth Scheme.
Demand for pizza helped keep frozen food sales growing as revenue from meat declined in the 52 weeks to 8 September, according to Kantar data cited by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Food and drink companies representing 30% of all milk processed globally have signed up to a worldwide dairy sustainability initiative that requires them to provide progress updates.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and NFU Cymru have said that low beef prices are putting pressure on farmers and the situation is reaching crisis point.
MPs have urged the Government to set out annual food waste targets at every level of the food supply chain to mitigate the growing impact of climate change on domestic and global production.
From a senior appointment at one of the UK’s largest chilled supply chain operators to export success for the British Game Alliance, we round-up some of the latest developments in the food and drink manufacturing industry.
Collaboration and sharing data up and down the food and drink supply chain requires the whole of industry to work together, according to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) head of innovation policy in the food and drink...
A West Yorkshire meat business that offers vetted farmers a direct selling route to consumers is to pitch for funds on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den this Sunday (22 September).
Severe disruption will hit food manufacturers in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal on 31 October, according to food policy experts.
Newcastle-based tea and coffee processor Ringtons has struck a deal with the Port of Tyne to help streamline its supply chain and reduce its impact on the environment.
Scottish food and drink exports reached a ‘record high’ of £3bn in the first half of 2019, according to the latest trade statistics from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Government and environmental pressures aside, reducing energy bills is becoming the main driver of investment in new refrigeration systems, as the latest trends reveal.
The UK’s top forklift drivers have been invited to put their skills to the test in a live Forklift Operator Challenge at trade show IMHX 2019 in September.
Logistics and supply chain services provider Eddie Stobart has suspended trading of its shares amid a review into its accounting process, as its chief executive steps down.
Food and drink manufacturers are being urged to have their say on the future of the industry as part of the Government’s forthcoming National Food Strategy.
A no-deal Brexit would result in shortages in food packaging, fresh food and up to three months of disruption at French ports, according to a leaked Government document.
UK workers’ union Unite has called on the government to provide clarity over the potential for a trade deal that could allow US meat products into the country.
The UK Government has been urged to make public its planning assumptions for disruptions to food supply caused by a no-deal Brexit, following a series of leaks revealing the impact a no-deal would have on the country.
A single industry-wide sustainability claim, such as an ISO (International Organization for Standardization), should be developed to help unpack confusion around ethical credentials, new research has suggested.
Retailer Morrisons has extended its beef supply chain in the UK to allow bull calves from its dairy suppliers to participate in the Arla UK 360 programme.
Export tariffs and customs disruption will seriously affect food availability and the UK economy in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to a report by MPs.
A man has been arrested after three potential modern slavery victims alleged to have been working in the food processing sector were rescued by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) in Cambridgeshire.
Industry stakeholders have reacted to the launch of a ground-breaking review designed to deliver a comprehensive National Food Strategy for England – here are their views.
Tim Rycroft, chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation, was part of a group offering oral evidence to the Exiting The European Union Select Committee on 12 June. We caught up with him after the hearing to identify the most pressing concerns...
British beef has been given the green light for commercial exports to China, following a series of inspections by Chinese delegates, in a deal worth £230m over five years.
The Government must support dairy exports for the sake of the industry’s future success, according to a report issued by the Dairy All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
Pallet provider Chep is on a mission to ‘illuminate’ the supply chain, creating greater efficiency and sustainability, as the company’s Matthew Quinn explains.
Cold-storage provider NewCold is on the hunt for a second deep-freeze UK facility after nearly filling its existing operation – the largest of its kind in the UK – a little more than a year after it was extended.
From sustainability issues in removing palm oil from food production to using Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking to land convictions, we round-up some of the latest supply chain news.
As pressure to achieve supply chain transparency grows, food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers will need to up their technology game, or risk being eliminated from the chain.
