CASH fingers sausages and calls for mandatory limits on salt in UK
UK campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health has called for the country's government to legislate on the amount of salt in foods, pointing to the levels of the ingredient in sausages as...
View ArticleNPD Tracker - UK's The Black Farmer launches antibiotic-free pork range
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View ArticleCapturing the vegan opportunity in UK foodservice
The number of vegans in the UK has rocketed in the past decade, while the number of meat-eaters looking to reduce their consumption of meat continues to rise. Both trends represent an opportunity for...
View ArticleItaly heads EU nations urging rice import cap
Italy and seven other European nations are pressing for a 'safeguard clause' to be triggered under an agreement that grants duty-free status to rice imports from less developed countries in Asia.
View ArticleMore signatories to 2025 UK industry waste pledge
Meat supplier ABP Food Group and bakery business Hovis are among the latest organisations to sign up to to cut food and drink waste in the country by a fifth by 2025.
View ArticlePlatinum Equity 'eyes mature parts of Unilever spreads unit'
US-based investment fund Platinum Equity is reportedly interested in buying a chunk of Unilever's spreads business, with the deadline for the bids for the division said to be next week.
View ArticleScotbeef workers to stage 24-hour strike
Workers at the UK's Scotbeef are set to strike on 19 December after rejecting a pay offer.
View ArticleUnilever fined for 'abusing' position in Italy's ice cream market
Italy's competition authority has fined Unilever more than EUR60m (US$70.8m) for what it said was an abuse of the company'sĀ dominant position in the country's ice-cream market.
View ArticleFrench meat specialist Jean Caby 'under judicial administration'
French cooked meats specialist Jean Caby has been placed under judicial administration for the next six months by a commercial court in northern France, it is understood.
View ArticleChicken business Cargill's merger with Faccenda gets UK clearance
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to a merger between Cargill's fresh chicken business in the country and local meat producer Faccenda Foods.
View ArticleThe food industry in 2018 - the challenges and opportunities of navigating a...
As we approach the New Year, food industry watchers are predicting what we are likely to see in the UK in 2018. Andy Coyne reports.
View ArticleNorway's Tine to invest in new cheese plant in Ireland
Norwegian cooperative Tine plans to invest EUR77m (US$90.4m) in a new dairy plant in Ireland as it seeks to "consolidate'' sales outside of its home market.
View ArticleNew Covent Garden Soup Co. founder John Stapleton backs Latin American food...
New Covent Garden Soup Co. andĀ Little Dish co-founder John Stapleton has backed UK-based Latin American food business Capsicana, investing in the company as part of a crowdfunding campaign.
View ArticleNPD Tracker - Allied Bakeries' artisanal-style loaves; Nestle Brazil...
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View ArticleUK supermarket giant Sainsbury's to offer Zizzi pizzas in-store
UK grocer Sainsbury's is partnering with Italian restaurant chain Zizzi to provide an in-store takeaway pizza counter.
View ArticleFrench dairy co-operative Sodiaal unveils strategic plan
Sodiaal has unveiled a strategic plan in which the France-based dairy cooperative aims to boost profitability and rank among the top five European groups by 2025.
View ArticleArla sets out Endrup Dairy plans
Arla Foods plans to run Denmark's Endrup Dairy as a cheese maturing and packing centre after acquiring the bankrupt company in September.
View ArticleEU and Scottish government back new Seafood Sourcing plant
Some 20 jobs are expected to be created through the creation of a new UK fish processing factory in Aberdeenshire.
View ArticleLactalis faces worldwide recall of products in salmonella scare
French officials have ordered the global recall of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by the country's dairy giant Lactalis after the discovery of salmonella bacteria.
View ArticleOetker buys Belgian bakery business Diversi Foods
German food and beverage giant Oetker Gruppe has agreed to buy Belgium-based bakery supplier Diversi Foods for an undisclosed sum.
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