A new £19.2 million cross-Government surveillance programme will aim to improve the detection and tracking of foodborne and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens through the agri-food system. The…
Month: July 2021
A report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed that chickens are the source of the majority of human cases of Campylobacter, followed by…
A meat wholesaler has been sentenced after repeated failures to maintain safety devices on its food processing machinery. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard that on three…
Avara Foods has created a new way for young people to join the business, through the government’s Kickstart employment scheme. The Kickstart scheme is a government-supported…
Turnover at The Lakes Free Range Egg Company has grown by more than £10m in the past year, according to the company’s latest financial results. In…
2 Sisters Food Group has recorded an annual loss of £25.9m in its latest financial results covering the year to 1 August 2020. This is an…
Sales at Cranswick rose 9.6% in the 13 weeks to 26 June, it said in a trading update covering its first quarter. Volumes were up 7.7%…
A £7.5m investment in new technology and upgrades at 2 Sisters Food Group’s UK Poultry site in Sandycroft is creating more than 200 new jobs. The…
Processing plants are unsure whether their workers will be exempt from self-isolating if they’re ‘pinged’ by the NHS app. The British Meat Processors Association said key…
The founder of the UK’s biggest poultry business, 2 Sisters Food Group, has issued a stark warning that UK supermarket shelves will be bare and panic buying…