Food & Drink News

McDonald’s has announced two new partnerships with its long-standing potato supplier McCain and charity The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Both partnerships are part of McDonald’s ongoing commitment to support both the future of farming and work alongside its suppliers to introduce sustainable innovations.

Chefs and celebrities are urging the public to write to their MP calling for a block on low-quality food imports, as politicians gear up to vote on the Agriculture Bill.

Farmer Tom Warner and founder of Warner’s Gin, diversified his family’s livestock farm back in 2012, with no idea that he was about to trigger the trend for flavoured artisan gins. We spoke to Tom about his inspiration, and how the business has adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A debate on the Agriculture Bill in the House of Lords has seen peers slam the breaks on potential imports of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, by voting in favour of a clause that would require food imports to meet domestic standards.

Featuring live interactive tours and demonstrations from farmers and chefs from around the UK on 19th and 20th September, organisers Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) are calling on farmers to get involved by sharing their own short film clips, photos and stories of food and farming across social media.

The increasingly popular Love Lamb Week kicks off its sixth year next month, with industry support greater than ever.

Brits are buying more takeaways than they did before lockdown, with latest figures showing a two per cent rise in orders compared to March. After a fall in sales at

Fisher Modular Construction UK is the market leader in the design, manufacture and construction of food production modules and facilities. It offers both off-site constructed modules and conversions of existing buildings, which are ideal solutions for on-farm and diversification projects.

Utilising fridge trailers is the best way to keep large-scale produce fresh. Offering greater flexibility and functionality, fridge trailers are great for the transportation and selling of produce at outdoor markets, shows, festivals or straight from farm.

Ninety per cent of people who saw the latest AHDB promotional campaign said it showed pork as a healthy food choice, according to new figures.

A shopper in Plymouth was left bewildered when he bought a rump steak from a wholesaler, only to find the label said it was slaughtered in Kiribati, nearly 9,000 miles from the UK in the Pacific Ocean.

The first Porkwatch survey since the start of lockdown has shown a general increase in the proportion of British pork products on retailers’ shelves.