Published: Apr 12, 2013

Welsh Country Foods (WCF) is closing its lamb processing business in the Island of Anglesey, UK, with immediate effect, a move which will result in 310 job losses.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

UK-based Müller Dairy is set to launch range of Cadbury desserts made with real melted chocolate that will be available from 15 April 2013.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Maison Lillet, a France-based producer of wine-based aperitif, is to celebrate the inaugural National Apéritif Day in the UK on 16 May 2013.

Published: Apr 12, 2013 By: Ben Blanchard

British shops are rationing sales of baby milk after Chinese visitors and bulk buyers cleared their shelves to send it to China, where many parents fear the local versions are dangerous.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

British retailer Marks & Spencer posted a seventh straight quarterly fall in underlying sales of clothing and homewares, having to rely on a strong performance from its food business to deliver overall growth.

Published: Apr 11, 2013 By: Kacey Culliney

Fiber content of extruded snacks can be upped while the glycemic response is lowered with the inclusion of beta-glucan fractions from barley and mushrooms, finds new research.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

The owners of UK-based egg producer Noble Foods are evaluating plans to sell the company, which is valued at approximately £400m.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Pie-maker UpperCrust is set to introduce a range of seasonal gastro pies in the UK for a limited time from 8 May.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Europe’s leading own label ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream has acquired UK-based ice cream producer Fredericks Dairies for £49m.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

UK-based retailer Asda is recalling its own-brand Tomato and Onion Dip as some of the packs may contain a Raita product that contains milk and egg, which are not mentioned on the product label.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

ASDA recalls all batch codes of its ‘Smart Price’ Corned Beef following detection of veterinary medicine residue in some of the products tested.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Percy Fox, the UK-based wine business of Diageo, is to launch its Blossom Hill wine brand in new 500ml bottles in May 2013 for consumers looking for low priced product.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

British supermarket chain Asda said on Tuesday very low levels of the horse pain-killing drug phenylbutazone, also known as bute, had been found in horsemeat discovered in tins of corned beef in the first such case in Britain.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

The FSA has confirmed results for four of the remaining five samples relating to the Agency’s UK-wide sampling programme of beef products.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Thiénot Bordeaux-Champagnes, a France-based Champagne house, is to expand its presence in the UK with the opening of new distribution unit - Thiénot UK.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Supermarkets around the global have been forced to ration infant formula due to huge Chinese demand for foreign-made baby milk.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

The UK marine aquaculture industry is dominated by Scottish-farmed salmon which generates more than 90 per cent of industry revenue.

Published: Apr 09, 2013 By: Richard Ford

Tesco is launching Fish in a Flash – a new range of pre-packed, ready-to-cook fish to replace The Saucy Fish Co in stores on Monday.

Published: Apr 09, 2013 By: Jeff Gelski

Increasing intake of potassium led to a reduction in blood pressure in people with hypertension and had no adverse effect on blood lipid concentrations,

Published: Apr 08, 2013 By: Oliver Nieburg+

Unilever has made its first foray into the UK confectionery market after reaching a licensing deal with Kinnerton Confectionery for ice cream brands Magnum, Cornetto and Mini Milk to be made in chocolate form.