Published: May 27, 2016

Over 50 representatives from across the fruit and vegetable industry in the UK, including retail, processing/packing and growing, converged at G’s Fresh main site in Cambridgeshire on Tuesday 17th May 2016 to discuss improving prospects for the organic p

Published: May 26, 2016

A important group of UK health and nutrition professionals has criticised the idea that fat should be avoided as part of a healthy diet. Writing in a report, the UK National Obesity Forum argues dietary advice to choose “low-fat” or “lite” options is

Published: May 26, 2016

Heron Foods is recalling packs of Kellogg’s Special K Biscuit Moments Cioccolato with ‘best before’ dates of 9 July 2016 and 14 July 2016 because the product label is not in English. This makes the product a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy

Published: May 26, 2016

New opportunities are emerging for ingredient suppliers in the private label sector, as premium differentiation potential arises, according to Brian Sharoff, President of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). Growth of private label is mor

Published: May 26, 2016

Premier Foods, the UK-based food processing group, this morning announced its preliminary results for the year ended 2 April 2016, showing group sales up by 0.6% at £771.7m and trading profit unchanged at £131.0m.

Published: May 25, 2016

New research by Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) has revealed there is more to flavored instant noodles than hot water. Many are dangerously high in salt i.e. greater than 5g per serving and even more surprisingly contain large amounts of hidden

Published: May 25, 2016

Following a landmark High Court ruling, Leatherhead Food Research says that more sophisticated analysis is required for meat harvested using advanced mechanical butchery technologies.

Published: May 24, 2016

How organic food producers, sellers and importer must label organic food products.

Published: May 24, 2016

In response to the new sodium reduction regulations in the UK market, Salt of the Earth Ltd, a producer of sea salt solutions, has announced its new strategy for the UK food processing and food service markets. The company has selected three well-known di

Published: May 23, 2016

In response to the new sodium reduction regulations in the UK market, Salt of the Earth Ltd, a producer of sea salt solutions, has announced its new strategy for the UK food processing and food service markets. The company has selected three well-known di

Published: May 23, 2016

This year the price of greenhouse vegetables on the domestic market in Ukraine have fallen by on average 50 percent. The main reason for this sharp drop in prices is the lack of demand from export markets.

Published: May 23, 2016

The UK’s Food Standards Agency announced that Costco Wholesale is updating its recall to include its Dr. Praeger’s brand Frozen Organic Veggie Burger because the products might contain Listeria monoctyogenes. The company has previously recalled its Organi

Published: May 23, 2016

Coffee#1 is recalling all of its Gluten and Dairy-free Hazelnut & Praline Brownies because the product contains milk. This means the product could pose a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk.

Published: May 20, 2016

In response to the new sodium reduction regulations in the UK market, Salt of the Earth has announced its new strategy for the UK food processing and food service markets.

Published: May 20, 2016

Coca-Cola UK has earmarked £10m to reformulate and rebrand its Coke Zero product as part of its efforts to minimize sugar content in its drinks. The move comes after a survey revealed that only five in 10 people could recognize that Coke Zero product w

Published: May 19, 2016

Lidl UK has recalled three of its products as they contained undeclared allergens which could pose health risk to consumers. The recalled products are Bavarian Style Smoked Cheese with Ham, Bread Baking Mix and Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts contain whe

Published: May 19, 2016

Sheep farming and the British lamb industry would be under threat if the UK left the European Union, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss warned today.

Published: May 18, 2016

An opportunity to shine a light on emerging writing talent at the national Cross Sports Book Awards has been taken up by Lincolnshire fresh chilled vegetable and salad specialist Freshtime UK Ltd.

Published: May 18, 2016

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) leads a campaign to promote British food, but it has recently emerged that their headquarters sources 44% of its food from overseas producers.

Published: May 18, 2016

UK-based Tyrrells has acquired German organic crisp manufacturer Aroma Snacks for an undisclosed amount. Increasing its production facilities to five, this acquisition comes nine months after Tyrrells purchased Yarra Valley Snack Foods, an Australian o