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The EU remains the biggest market for British cheese producers. Image: GettyImages/Debby Lewis-Harrison

UK cheese exports recover in Q2 2022

By Teodora Lyubomirova

British cheese is the only dairy produce to have recorded an increase in exports year-on-year following a Brexit drop-off.

Granarolo is looking to expand in the UK chilled food market through the acquisition.

Granarolo acquires Midland Food Group

By Jim Cornall

Through its UK-based subsidiary, Italian-owned agro-industrial company Granarolo has acquired Midland Food Group, a consolidated chilled, ambient and frozen foods distributor in the UK.

UK cheese exports on the rise. Photo: iStock

UK cheese exports grow 25% in H1 2017

By Jenny Eagle

The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has reported record exports growth in H1 2017, with a 25% increase in cheese exports.

Arla Foods says that sales of cream over the Christmas period in the UK increased more than fivefold. Pic: ©iStock/ThitareeSarmkasat

Boost in Arla Christmas cream sales

By Jim Cornall

Arla Foods UK, a farmer-owned dairy company, produced and sent out nearly five times more cream than average in the week running up to Christmas.

Has UK packaged food gone past its sell-by date?

Study finds UK packaged food sales have declined steadily throughout past decade

Has UK packaged food gone past its sell-by date?

By Louis Gore-Langton

Packaged food sales in the UK have reached their lowest growth rate in a decade due to an increase in discounter stores, innovation fatigue, and an increase in eating out due to economic improvements, according to Euromonitor.

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Brexit bites, or the price of a low pound

By Mark Jones, food and drink solicitor

What will the impact of rising food prices in post-Brexit Britain be on manufacturers, retailers and consumers? Food and drink solicitor at Gordons law firm Mark Jones takes a closer look. 

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France calls for an end to TTIP talks

By Niamh Michail

The French trade minister said yesterday France wants to end TTIP negotiations, his German counterpart has said the talks have “de facto failed” and the deal’s biggest supporter, Britain, has voted to leave the EU. Is TTIP over before it even started?

Scottish dairy looks to US market as Brexit causes trade uncertainty

Summer Fancy Food Show 2016

Scottish dairy looks to US market as Brexit causes trade uncertainty

By Douglas Yu

American consumers can now buy a variety of Scottish dairy products that are united by a logo that says “made with 100% Scottish milk,” as the Scottish Dairy brand was launched at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.  

The results for the DairyReporter Brexit survey are in - and the uncertainty around the entire process extends into the dairy industry. Pic: ©iStock/Issaurinko

DairyReporter Brexit poll reflects uncertainty

By Jim Cornall

The DairyReporter Brexit survey results are in, and it seems that – not unlike the rest of the world – respondents are split as to exactly what the UK leaving the EU might potentially mean.

The UK is leaving the European Union. It will take time for negotiations to take place, but what are the potential implications? And what does the dairy industry have to say? Photo: iStock-AlexLMX

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Dairy reacts to Brexit vote

By Jim Cornall

Following the decision of the British public to leave the EU, attention has turned to how business will be affected, how negotiations will take place and the timescales involved.

UK sales: R&R clams slow market conditions and the timing of promotions has affected performance

Sales fall 1.3% at R&R Ice Cream

By Noli Dinkovski

R&R Ice Cream has posted a 1.3% drop in sales for the first quarter of 2016 as its acquisition of Nestlé’s South Africa business, fluctuating exchange rates, and tough European trading conditions hit like-for-like performance.

An NFU report looks at the relationship between UK farming and the EU. Photo: iStock - nelljakeman

NFU study to look for answers on Brexit position

By Jim Cornall

British farmers and growers must have more information about how their businesses will be affected if Britain stays in or leaves the EU, as the country prepares to decide how it will vote on the EU referendum, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) says.

ACE UK joins OPRL as a co-owner with BRC

ACE UK joins OPRL as a co-owner with BRC

By Jenny Eagle

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK, which represents Tetra Pak, Elopak, and SIG Combibloc, has announced it will become a joint owner of OPRL, which runs the UK’s on-pack recycling label scheme.

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Could it be you? BakeryandSnacks seeks new editor

By Oliver Nieburg

BakeryandSnacks, the leading global trade publication for manufacturers in the bakery, snacks and cereal is seeking a new editor to take it to the next level.

Cargill opens European chiller plant in the UK

Firm to install UV light finished pack decontamination technology in its packing area

Cargill opens European chiller plant as part of £35m Fresh Chicken Strategy

By Jenny Eagle

Cargill has opened a European chiller plant in Hereford, UK, enhancing its quality and food safety and says it is the first processor in the UK to introduce Robotics packing, which can process up to 240 breast fillets per minute.

IMA Group acquires OYSTAR Group

IMA acquires OYSTAR

By Jenny Eagle

Industria Macchine Automatiche (IMA Group) has acquired OYSTAR Group from private equity firm ODEWALD.  

Innovation deflation: The EU food sector partially blames novel foods laws for an R&D investment level of 1.5% of revenue, compared to 15% for the pharma industry

"As a member of Parliament, I need facts. And I think you, the food industry, have the resources to find those."

MEP defends EU novel foods laws against innovation attacks

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn from the European Parliament in Brussels

The food industry should provide facts if it expects EU decision makers to consider dismantling the controversial novel foods regulation it has long-argued discourages innovation, a UK member of the European Parliament (MEP) said at a workshop in Brussels...

Is the UK Greek yogurt market open to Greek exploitation?

EDITOR'S OPINION: DEAR DAIRY....

Has the UK Greek yogurt identity crisis left the market open to exploitation?

By Mark ASTLEY

The UK Greek yogurt market is suffering from somewhat of an identity crisis, with near-identical products marketed under different names. Some would say the High Court ruling that caused the situation has created clarity, others claim it has left the...