Gluten-free growth has shelf-life
The UK’s gluten-free (GF) market could mature in the next two years, following US statistics suggesting the market there has already started to slow.
Archives for March 17, 2014
Iceland to share transport with another retailer
Food retailer Iceland is expected later this year to start sharing spare capacity on its trucks with another independent retailer. The move follows the success of a similar ‘backhauling’ arrangement between BP Retail and Nisa and their suppliers...
Morrisons’ price cut strategy signals supermarket war
A supermarket price war is likely to follow Morrisons’ pledge to cut its prices, in a bid to combat discounters Aldi and Lidl, after the retailer posted a loss of £176M last week, according to leading analysts.
Fareshare says food donations just scratch the surface
The food industry must boost efforts to divert surplus food to needy causes as demand rockets, Fareshare has claimed, as donations it gets represent only a tiny amount of the whole.
Foodex 2014
Food industry skills gap under Foodex spotlight
How food and drink manufacturers can attract 170,300 new recruit recruits by 2020 is the subject of one of four, free-to-attend Big Video Debates, to be staged at the Foodex trade event next week.
Young’s appoints new sales director from Morrisons
Young’s Seafood has appointed Frank Green as its new sales director for its frozen retail business.
Osborne should use Budget to help food firms invest
Food and drink manufacturers should be encouraged to invest in their businesses by new measures in chancellor George Osborne’s budget this week in a bid to boost the UK economy, according to a leading economist.
‘Buying British meat isn’t always best’
Buying British meat and poultry is not always best and some overseas processors have better standards than UK and European businesses, an international meat processing boss has claimed.
Government to highlight food industry as employer
The government is committed to raising awareness of job opportunities in food and drink manufacturing, according to environment secretary Owen Paterson.
Foodex
Fortune favours the brave business
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon highlighted a persistent problem within the UK’s food industry last month. She said “excessive risk” was being passed down the supply chain by overly powerful retail customers. As a result, some manufacturers’...
Foodex 2014
Foodex show overview - at a glance
Final preparations are underway for Foodex 2014, the UK show for food and drink processing, packaging and logistics, which takes place at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) from March 24 to 26.
Müller-Wiseman boss calls for more dairy investment
Britain’s dairy processors have failed to invest enough to meet home demand and grow exports, according to the chief executive of Müller-Wiseman Dairies.
GM food row: industry must tackle food security ignorance
If government and industry are to overcome unfounded opposition to genetic modification (GM) technologies, they should clearly communicate the challenges facing sustainable food production, the Prime Minister’s scientific advisers have claimed.