FMEAS 2017
ABP UK wins environmental food manufacturing Oscar
ABP UK has won the prized Environmental Initiative of the Year trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).
Archives for December 8, 2017
UK should ‘learn lesson’ from New Zealand over subsidies
Removing subsidies and opening up markets post-Brexit is likely to result in increased domestic food and farming productivity while boosting food security, the former New Zealand high commissioner to the UK has argued.
Kingsmill bakery drivers cancel strike plan after new pay deal
Kingsmill bakery drivers in West Bromwich have called off their threatened strike action, after overwhelmingly accepting a revised pay offer, according to Unite the union.
Brexit
Post-Brexit trade deals will be agreed, says former minister
The UK will go on to achieve a successful trading deal with the EU now that a last-minute deal to move on to the next phase of the Brexit negotiations has been struck, because it is in the interests of both parties to do so, former minister of state at...
Seafood factory evacuated after possible chemical leak
Workers were evacuated from a seafood factory in West Lothian, Scotland, on Wednesday (December 6) and four received hospital treatment, after a suspected chemical leak at the facility.
New Suffolk lab aims to improve shelf-life
A new laboratory dedicated to improving the shelf-life of products through the use of natural herb, spice, vegetable and hop ingredients has opened in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
The Black Farmer’s export plans delayed by Brexit
Gluten-free sausage brand The Black Farmer’s export plans have been delayed by Brexit uncertainties, according to its owner Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones.
Scotbeef workers vote for 24-hour strike
Members of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) have voted in favour of industrial action at two of meat processor Scotbeef’s sites, following a breakdown in pay talks.
Confusion over wholegrain consumption
Confusion over which foods contain wholegrain is leading to misunderstanding over how much of it people needed to consume, a survey has found.