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Essential workers struggle with food insecurity
The Food Foundation has released data revealing there are “huge numbers” of essential workers in the UK struggling to access enough food.
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Food inflation jumps to 18.2 percent with vegetables a key culprit
Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is on the rise again, jumping by 1.4 percent between January and February 2023.
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Insomnia Cookies UK appoints former Deliveroo Director as MD
After announcing global expansion, US brand Insomnia Cookies has named former Deliveroo Regional Director Ben Lacey its UK Managing Director.
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Study links fruit and veg supply issues to raised blood pressure
Researchers have claimed that lower income countries that have a reduced availability of fruit and vegetables are at risk of higher levels of raised blood pressure.
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and undeclared allergens
In our latest recall roundup we look at recalls in the US and UK including two cases of Listeria monocytogenes in various food products.
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Can soda sugar content be reduced without impacting sales?
A new study has investigated how sugar reduction strategies for soda manufacturers might affect product sales.
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Spring Budget: Alcohol duty freeze and strengthening support
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the UK Spring Budget for 2023 but how will this affect the food industry?
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Cultivated meat: how close is it to US plates?
Bryant Godfrey from law firm Foley Hoag reflects on the progress of cultivated meat production and what challenges remain on the US regulatory landscape.
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Booths confirms it is the supermarket linked with beef scandal
Booths has confirmed in a statement that it is the supermarket involved in the “British” beef fraud incident and is currently working “closely and cooperatively” with the NFCU.
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Mars Food & Nutrition hires new Global R&D Vice President
Former Unilever Executive Karina Zimerfeld has been appointed as Mars Food & Nutrition’s Vice President of R&D.
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KFC appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer
Nira Johri will be leaving Rich's to join KFC Global as its new Chief Sustainability Officer from 3 April 2023.
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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Hellmann’s trials new label to reduce fridge temperatures
Unilever owned Hellmann’s is trialling a new test label to reduce fridge temperatures and food waste amid the cost of living crisis.
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Is “British” beef fraud “the tip of an ugly iceberg”?
After reports emerged that an investigation is underway into supermarket-sold beef that is allegedly falsely labelled as British, are we looking at "the start of another large food fraud scandal?
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and allergen labelling
This week's recall roundup looks at recalls in the US and UK including an Easter Egg Hunt Bag with various allergens not declared in English on the label.
