Category: Operations
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The EU agri-food trade surplus reached €4.4bn in February. Lower import values improved the monthly balance, while movement in cocoa, cereals, oilseeds, pigmeat, fruit, nuts, and oils continues to shape cost exposure for processors.
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EPR assessments can turn packaging compliance into measurable cost control. Ellis Clark, Head of Marketing at Tunley Environmental, explains how better data, recyclability ratings, and internal processes can reduce exposure to rising packaging fees.
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The Cold Chain Federation has called for the UK’s temperature-controlled logistics network to be recognised in national resilience planning. Its white paper sets out ten recommendations to protect chilled and frozen food supply.
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Nomad Foods is investing £2.2m in a new potato waffle production line at Lowestoft. The project will lift annual waffle capacity to around 18,250 tonnes and strengthen the frozen food group’s UK manufacturing base.
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UNECE has developed guidance to reduce food loss across fresh and dried produce supply chains. The work links commercial quality standards with grading, handling, storage, and market routes that keep more product in use.
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Danish Crown will cut around 800 positions as it simplifies its international meat business. The restructuring targets DKK 500m in efficiency gains over two to three years through fewer management layers and consolidated group functions.
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Applied Nutrition has bought US manufacturing capacity in Buffalo. The Nutrablend deal adds production, warehousing, R&D capability, and North American resilience for the UK sports nutrition group.
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Salmonella cases in England have reached a decade high. The latest UKHSA figures sharpen scrutiny on hygiene controls, supplier assurance, poultry, eggs, meat, chilled foods, and cross-contamination risk.
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UK food manufacturer confidence has fallen sharply again. The latest FDF data shows cost, energy, packaging, labour, and regulatory pressure tightening across a sector already operating with limited investment headroom.
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EU ministers have advanced simplification plans for food safety rules. The Omnibus X position covers pesticide use, farm animal records, official controls, and plastics used in food industry applications.