Food & Drink News

A new website championing fresh, locally-sourced produce has been launched giving independent suppliers, including farmers, more opportunity to grow their businesses online.

In an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, the National Beef Association (NBA) has praised the new ‘Eat out to help out’ initiative, but feels that an opportunity has been missed to help UK food producers.

Aldi UK’s CEO Giles Hurley has said that the supermarket will not sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef, regardless of any future trade deals.

A new nationwide service for the food export industry has been launched by UK veterinary group, VetPartners.

The first phase of a GB-wide campaign encouraging consumers to ‘Make it’ with lamb is set to launch this month.

The second year of a campaign by the British levy bodies has succeeded in reaching 17 million people, helping to bring a more balanced perspective to public discussion around the health properties of red meat.

Experts are investigating ways to create new foods and related products from alternative crops to maximise the use of locally produced food and drink. 

New Waitrose boss James Bailey has said the retailer will not stock lower quality food imports such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef, even if the UK strikes a trade deal that allows such imports.

Visitors to the countryside are being asked to leave barbecues at home and take extreme care, as the heatwave is heightening fire risks.

The UK faces a shortage of fruit and vegetables under a no-Brexit scenario unless new markets are found soon, experts at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have warned.

UK meat sector will start losing EU orders within 12 weeks unless government provides clarity on trade arrangements.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming several recommendations made in the newly released report ‘The Future for Small Abattoirs in the UK: Report on an inquiry into small red meat abattoir provision’.