Regulated food and feed products require authorisation before they can be sold in the UK UK’s Food Standards Agency Board recently met to discuss proposed changes to its Regulated Products Service (RPS). The Board had earlier agreed in 2023 to develop plans to improve the current system to ensure that[Read More…]
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Scottish salmon top food export from UK in 2023
Scottish salmon exports were far higher than the UK’s second-largest food export, Cheddar cheese, as well as other popular British products like lamb and beef Scottish salmon was named the UK’s top food export in 2023, following the publication of annual HMRC figures. Sales of the nutritious fish grown in[Read More…]
MYCO to launch Britain’s greenest burger after £1.5m investment
The sustainable range will be available to the trade by the end of March 2024 MYCO is set to launch Britain’s greenest burgers following a £1.5 million investment. MYCO’s plant-based protein, Hooba, is produced from vertically farmed oyster mushrooms grown at our new production site in North Yorkshire. The purpose-built 20,000[Read More…]
EverSweet stevia sweetener receives safety opinions from EFSA and FSA
Avansya has quantified the sweetener’s environmental benefits through consecutive, third-party-verified life cycle assessments Avansya, the joint venture between Cargill and dsm-firmenich, announced that the EverSweet® stevia sweetener has received a positive safety opinion from both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), bringing the advanced sweetener one[Read More…]
Sainsbury’s achieves plastic reduction with introduction of mushroom punnets
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to move from plastic packaging to cardboard for all its own-brand mushrooms, saving over 775 tonnes of plastic a year Sainsbury’s is switching its own-brand mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard in a move which will save over 775 tonnes of plastic, equivalent to[Read More…]
Global cumulative production of fishmeal and fish oil remains down
China’s slow economic recovery impacting fishmeal and fish oil consumption Cumulative total fishmeal production during the first ten months of 2023 was down by approximately 22 per cent compared to the cumulative production reported through October 2022, according to the IFFO reports. The predominant factor contributing to this decline must be attributed[Read More…]
EG Group to sell KFC franchise restaurants in UK and Ireland
The sale is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024, with proceeds to be used to repay debt EG Group announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all its 218 KFC franchise restaurants in the UK and Ireland to Yum! Brands’ KFC Division.[Read More…]
India facilitates cashew exports to Bangladesh, Qatar, Malaysia and USA
APEDA is working towards exploring new markets for cashews in the international markets of Japan, Saudi Arabia, UK, Spain, Kuwait, Qatar, USA European countries The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA), an organisation under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, played an instrumental role as an export[Read More…]
Myrkl – new liver function and detox support supplement reaches New Zealand
This innovative supplement contains patented AB001™ which activates in the gut and contributes to reducing the amount of alcohol absorbed in the digestive tract before it reaches the liver Myrkl (pronounced myr-a-kle) is the new liver function and detox support supplement that is taking the world by storm. This innovative supplement contains patented[Read More…]
TCPL earns Rs359 crore net revenue in Q2, revenue up by 11%
Starbucks, the globally renowned beverage brand owned by Tata, reported a robust revenue growth of 14 per cent for the quarter Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (TCPL) recorded a net profit of INR 359.18 crore for Q2 FY23. The company’s net revenue grew by 11 per cent YoY to INR 3,734[Read More…]
