Round up
Recall round up: Sainsbury’s recalls almonds after Salmonella found
Food Manufacture rounds up the latest product recalls from across the food and drink industry.
Archives for March 22, 2024
Long read
Easter 2024: Trends, new product launches and cocoa prices
Food Manufacture cracks open Easter NPD, relaying the key trends for 2024 – from experimental flavours, to flat eggs, and free-from innovation – and looks at how unique weather events are impacting Brits’ pockets.
News
Heavy regulation needed on HFSS marketing and advertising
Marketing of food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) needs to be strictly regulated by the government to prevent businesses from exploiting the system to advertise unhealthy foods, claimed a panel of health and nutrition experts.
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Dutch supermarket ending meat promotions in store and online
Jumbo Supermarkets in the Netherlands has announced that it will stop meat promotions in all of its stores and online from May 2024.
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Cranswick announces senior appointment to the board
UK food producer Cranswick has announced the appointment of a new independent non-executive director.
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Meat processor fined £12k after serious food safety breaches
An abattoir in Greater Manchester has been ordered to pay a £12k fine after it was convicted of 11 food safety charges.
Short read
Liquid assets: The need for business action on water
The diamond-water paradox was a puzzle to the man that coined the term, economist Adam Smith. Although water is, unarguably, more valuable to humans, why do diamonds command a higher price?
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UK public sector ‘wants to buy more British food’
Several figures from throughout the British food supply chain met in Hertfordshire on 20 March 2024 to discuss how public sector providers can better work together with farmers and food producers.