European bakery products manufacturer Baker & Baker has set target year of 2040 to achieve Net Zero, acknowledging that the long-term challenge will be how to effectively decarbonise the ingredients supply chain.
By Mikhail Vishnyakov, Emily Davies and Mark Tushingham
Much of the world’s oil, grains, seeds and fats are traded via FOSFA contracts, but against a backdrop of supply chain disruption and agricultural shortages, we may see a rise in disputes. Here, three legal experts outline the key features of FOSFA arbitrations...
Supply chain shortages could increase the risk of food fraud as manufacturers hurriedly search for new suppliers to help meet customer demand, according to compliance and assurance consultancy LRQA.
International procurement and supply chain management consultancy INVERTO believes retailers need to move away from transactional relationships with suppliers to help bring food inflation down.
Volatility in the food and drink market is easing, but long-term uncertainty will continue to plague producers holding back innovation and productivity, according to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) latest State of Industry report for Q1 2023.
In light of global supply chain and labour challenges in manufacturing and the demand this has created for digital transformation, IFS has signed an agreement to purchase ‘Connected Worker’ tech platform Poka.
Confectionery brand Tony’s Chocolonely has secured an additional €20m (£17.1m) of funding from its existing shareholders to accelerate its growth in multiple markets and expand the reach of its ethical bean sourcing company.
Lord Newborough of Rhug Estate in North Wales has been a prominent organic advocate since the late 1990s. Beyond the estate’s organic livestock enterprises and expansive farm shop, the business has continuously diversified its routes to market to deliver...
In an exclusive roundtable, Food Manufacture heard from industry leaders and SMEs alike, as their sustainability leads discussed the challenges of scope emissions and how food and drink producers could start to manage and measure them accurately and with...
Food and drink merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is on the rise, but the value of deals has dropped in the face of persistent macroeconomic headwinds and the absence of larger players in the market.
Supply chain stress as a result of substantial inflation, unseasonal weather and import regulations can cause food safety implications, according to law firm Squire Patton Boggs.
Exports to Australia and New Zealand dipped in the first quarter of 2023, but the free trade agreements (FTAs) that come into force this week could signal significant growth for the rest of the year.
Cybersecurity expert Greg Crowley, chief information security officer for eSentire, talks through the types of cyber attacks you may be vulnerable to and simple ways of protecting your business operations.
Major food and beverage brands are too focused on carbon reduction to the detriment of other areas in which they can achieve net zero, according to Supply Pilot.
Join our editor as she steps inside The Felix Project Enfield warehouse and journeys with the food as it makes its way to the Bruce Grove Youth Space in London.
Food supply is so interconnected globally, and its distribution so inherently fragile, that the UK is only a disaster away from a food supply shortage, an expert in global food security has cautioned.
The Prime Minister’s Farm to Fork Summit has been described as a constructive first step towards addressing the biggest challenges facing the UK’s food and drink supply chain, but criticism was levelled at the lack of detail on how the Government would...
Sir Charles Godfray led the keynote speech at this year’s City Food & Drink Lecture as he explored how we can address the biggest challenges of our time – feeding the population, while being sustainable and promoting healthy options for all.
Key industry players have been ‘left at the door’ as food and farming alliance Sustain questions how the Prime Ministers’ farm to fork food summit plans to address the UK’s food security issues.
As businesses in the food and beverages (F&B) sector look for ways to reduce their energy spend, Barry Hurst Head of Sales B2B, UK and Ireland, Enel X outlines how participating in flexibility programmes can generate revenue while supporting grid...
Food Manufacture recently aired a webinar that explored how food manufacturers could reduce costs without negatively influencing food integrity. Here are the highlights from our expert guest speakers.
Hear from speakers and exhibitors of the IFST Spring Conference in this video, as they discuss the importance of this year’s themes of food security, health and nutrition, and the environment - and some of the solutions which could help.
Fresh produce supplier Nationwide Produce has secured a £3.5m loan to expand its warehouses in Evesham and help introduce greener measures into the business.
At this year’s IFST spring conference, the discussion centred on ‘taming the perfect storm’ of food security, health and nutrition, and the environment – but where do we even begin in the face of such a ferocious gale? Bethan Grylls covers the highlights...
At last week’s FoodEx Manufacturing Solutions, Food Manufacture sought the expertise of a range of companies and individuals to find out what they considered to be the biggest opportunity in food and drink.
The Green Offices have already helped more than 4,800 properties, with the new facilities aiming to cast its service net wider and increase environmental services among cattlemen.
How is ethics and Net Zero related? Food Manufacture hears from Food Ethics Council’s Dan Crossley to find out following his participation in the recent FoodEx panel, 'The Race to Net Zero'.
The Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill risks creating trade barriers, could impede the movement of goods and slow the UK’s economy, according to Logistics UK chief executive David Wells.
As the UK gears up to implement the second half of Brexit, Provision Trade Federation director general Rod Addy questions whether the Government has set over-ambitious deadlines to achieve it UK Border Target Operating Model.
The head of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to help exporters regain access to the Chinese pork market.
Despite headwinds, food and beverage brands are spending more in new production development and contract manufacturing, and keen to embrace automation to relieve stress following historic global supply chain challenges.
With an increasing amount of beef coming from the dairy herd, Boomer Birch, Beef Programme Manager at Cogent Breeding explains how insightful data can drive consistent improvements and profitability throughout the dairy-cross-beef supply chain.
Bethan Grylls interviews The Felix Project and FareShare to find out more about how they redistribute food, the food safety measures in place, and why they’re in dire need of help from manufacturers.
The Felix Project is looking for new partners to help it feed food insecure Londoners as its waiting list of community hubs and schools grow ever longer.
UK food manufacturers are dangerously overstocked and could be missing out on an average cash windfall of more than £76k as they recover from last year’s ‘overstocking crisis’, according to inventory management software provider Unleashed.
Robots have become more and more prevalent in the food factory, but there are still businesses reluctant to fully embrace automation into their production. Here, we explore the driving force behind robotics adoption and the key issues that could help...
