Registration opens for the PPMA Total Show 2025

The UK’s biggest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, the PPMA Total Show, is set to return to the NEC, Birmingham...

Welsh programme boosts food security training for manufacturers

A new series of technical workshops has been rolled out to support Welsh food and drink manufacturers in strengthening food security practices. Funded through...

Meat price surge squeezes UK food businesses

UK food businesses are under pressure as meat prices continue to rise, driven by tightening supply and heightened demand. Butchers and restaurants, particularly in...

Durham Box strengthens sales team with new appointment

County Durham-based corrugated packaging manufacturer, Durham Box, has announced the appointment of Steven Fallon as Area Sales Manager, responsible for Northern England. Steven, who joined...

UK food and drink exports continue to flatline, as new data...

The Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) latest Trade Snapshot reveals the continued struggle to recover lost exports since the COVID pandemic. While export volumes...

Sustainability schemes and green packaging top the Sustainable Foods Summit agenda...

The upcoming Sustainable Foods Summit, taking place on 26–27th June in Amsterdam, will cast the spotlight on sustainability schemes, green packaging, and sustainable food ingredients. The...

USDA reverses course on poultry safety classification

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has withdrawn a proposed regulation that would have reclassified certain salmonella-contaminated poultry products as adulterated, a move that had...

Imported chocolates flagged over labelling and additive risks

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning regarding imported Dubai-style chocolate products that may not comply with UK food safety regulations. Several...

$15m ‘low and no’ winemaking facility unveiled by Treasury Wine Estates

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has opened a new $15 million in-house facility dedicated to ‘low and no’ alcohol wine production in the Barossa Valley. The...

EU court ruling reinforces deep-sea fishing restrictions

The European Union General Court has upheld restrictions on deep-sea fishing in the northeast Atlantic, rejecting a legal challenge from the Spanish government and...