Published: May 17, 2012

Icelandic shipping company Samskip has acquired two container carriers, the Arnarfell and the Helgafell, to serve its principal supply route for fresh and frozen fish into the Grimsby seafood hub in the UK.

Published: May 17, 2012

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed Marine Harvest’s plan to invest around £80 million to grow its business and support jobs in rural communities, as he met the chair of the Norwegian-based company in Oslo.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Food manufacturing training and educational courses in the north east of England will be improved significantly by the addition of Hartlepool College of Further Education to the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Meat Processor Scotch Premier Meat plans to cut 30 jobs as part of cost-cutting measures at its facility at Inverurie, Scotland, which, the firm claims, will help it promote a high-quality image.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Far Eastern firms’ appetite for UK food brands seems to be sharpening, with Birds Eye, which is owned by Iglo Foods, apparently the latest acquisition target.

Published: May 16, 2012

Inflation and high raw materials costs have prompted another leading business, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), to raise prices and adjust strategies to ensure growth, The Nation of Bangkok reports.

Published: May 16, 2012

Inflation and high raw materials costs have prompted another leading business, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), to raise prices and adjust strategies to ensure growth, The Nation of Bangkok reports.

Published: May 15, 2012

The Government must develop a joined-up strategy to change the UK's unhealthy and environmentally damaging food system, as fears mount about global food security, MPs warned government this week.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Pressure group Sustain has reacted with scepticism to the publication of the UK’s Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee’s Sustainable Food report.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Food and drink manufacturers have helped to save an estimated 195,000t of waste from landfill and smashed a target set by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

The UK pours 360,000t of milk down the drain each year, wasting the 100,000t of carbon dioxide produced by making it. Stopping this waste would be equivalent to taking 20,000 cars a year off the road, according to a study by Scottish scientists.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The Scottish government’s plans to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit will avoid 60 deaths in its first year of operation and 300 after 10 years, according to Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The government is failing to deliver food and farming policies that promote healthly eating or safeguard food supplies, warns an influential group of MPs.

Published: May 15, 2012

Footballer turned Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones has been unveiled as the latest face of the UK ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

UK volume sales of fruit juices and dilutables fell last year, according to a new report from the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) but carbonates, smoothies and sports drinks all saw growth.

Published: May 15, 2012

Scottish Member of the European Parliament (), Alyn Smith, has backed omega-3’s ability to reduce problems like attention deficit disorder and heart failure.

Published: May 15, 2012

Ella’s Kitchen, the organic baby and toddler food company, is launching yogurts, fromage frais and rice puddings in the UK, marking its entry into the chilled food segment.

Published: May 15, 2012

Keeping track of what we eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a consultation launched today on front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling by the Food Standards Agency in both Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Published: May 15, 2012

The Food Standards Agency has published 10 short videos to help caterers produce food safely. Each video is about a minute long and covers specific food hygiene practices.