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PDO Campaign Reaches Successful End
14 October 2013 NewsA three-year partnership between two Italian food consortiums, the Consortium of Prosciutto di San Daniele and the Consortium for the Protection of Grana Padano Cheese has come to a successful conclusion -
Sussex Networking Scheme Launched
14 October 2013 NewsLocal Food Sussex has been developed to aid trade buyers and consumers to find independent food retailers in their local area -
New Method to Utilise Acid Whey Revealed
14 October 2013 NewsThe winner of the Best Beverage Ingredient Awards at the Beverage Innovation Awards has been announced as Arla Food’s Ingredients’ Nutrilac protein, which allows manufacturers to utilise their acid whey to create high protein fermented beverages, desserts and smoothies -
Booths Staff Make their own Cheese
07 October 2013 NewsA team of six specialists spent three days making a special batch of Lancashire cheese to be sold at Booths under the brand “Made by Booths.” -
Retailer Urged to Support British Sausage Week
07 October 2013 NewsBritish Sausage Week (4th-10th November) is set to boost sales of many of the 500 plus varieties of sausages now being produced in the UK and which account for a £737m market. -
Wyke Farms Ltd Opens Biogas Plant
04 October 2013 NewsThe UK's biggest family-owned cheese maker initially invested in renewable energy such as solar photovoltaic panels and biogas as a means to cut costs, but now its green credientials are seen as a benefit to the environment -
Homecoming for Walkers and Son
04 October 2013 NewsThe ‘original’ pie returns to the high street, with the opening of Walkers and Son’s flagship store in the company’s original four-story Georgian building near the Cheapside market in Leicester -
lunch! Attendance Increases By 37%
03 October 2013 NewsThis year's leading food-to-go event saw 5,929 food professionals visit London's Business Design Centre, a large growth from 2012's 4,314 -
Dairy Crest Raises Milk Price for Farmers
30 September 2013 NewsThe dairy production company has announced a 1ppl price increase to effect the farmers involved with its Standard Liquid, Organic and Davidstow contracts -
Employee Shareholder Scheme Launched
30 September 2013 NewsBaker Tilly, a leading business advice firm, has advised that offering employees reduced employee rights in exchange for company shares could potentially benefit companies in the food and drink sector -
Heart Distribution Launches Producer Growth Scheme
30 September 2013 NewsEarly September saw the launch of The Heart Distribution Producer Growth Scheme, providing loans to small businesses to aid their growth within the marketplace -
Organic Food and Drink Sector Stabilises
30 September 2013 NewsThis year has seen sales of organic food and drink rise by 0.6 per cent, from £1.22bn to £1.23, ending the steady decline of the industry over the past few years caused by the recession
