Food sector focuses on future with range of talent initiatives
A range of recruitment and training schemes have either been launched or are already delivering successes in a bid to foster industry talent.
Archives for March 26, 2021
Health & safety opinion
COVID-19 compliance one year on - cautious optimism?
A year into the pandemic, we look back with the food and drink manufacturing industry reflecting the position of the wider sector, businesses in general and those employed in the industry.
HCC - Meat Promotion Wales names new chair
Catherine Smith is to take over from Kevin Roberts as chair of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) on 1 April.
Meat Business Women rallies industry on gender equality
Professional networking group Meat Business Women aims to gather meat sector views on gender equality in the industry to feed into the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS).
Precautionary allergen label regulation 'desperately needed'
Regulation of precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), such as 'may contain ...' is 'desperately needed', according to Apetito's group technical manager Iain Mortimer, making the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) review of PAL vital.
£2.5m boost for plant-based chicken firm VFC
Vegan chicken substitute producer VFC Foods has boosted its mission to ‘end factory farming’ by raising £2.5m in seed capital.
Plant-based event tackles functional and nutritional issues
Functional and nutritional issues surrounding plant-based proteins and ingredients will be a core topic at Food Manufacture's virtual conference The Future of Plant-based Proteins: Roots of Further Growth on 31 March.