New grant scheme to boost farm and agri-food processing productivity (E)

Farming, Fishing and Food
31/10/2017 New grant scheme to boost farm and agri-food processing productivity (E) A £40m grants scheme to support investment in productivity-enhancing farm and agri-food technology has been added to the portfolio of programmes operated under the Rural Development Programme for
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Local authority food law enforcement 2016/17 (UK)

Farming, Fishing and Food
Local authority food law enforcement 2016/17 20/09/2017 While UK local authorities continued to target their food law enforcement activities successfully in 2016/17 at businesses where food safety risks are highest or food fraud is most likely, official statistics reveal that
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Tips to Help Retailers Boost Vegetable Sales (UK)

Farming, Fishing and Food
18/08/2017 The use of mid-aisle displays, which boosted sales of overlooked vegetables when it was applied in Denmark, is one of the top tips in a new online ‘Retailer Toolkit’ produced by the Food Foundation independent think tank to help
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Food Businesses Launch Search for Sugar Alternatives (UK)

Farming, Fishing and Food
18/08/2017 Ingredient manufacturers, product specialists and researchers have been invited to submit ideas for sugar-alternatives that will help food companies achieve the ‘20% sugar reduction by 2020 target’ laid out in the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan.  ‘Food businesses target sugar
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Transforming Food Regulation (E, W, NI)

Farming, Fishing and Food
26/-7/2017 An enhanced system of registration for food businesses is the fundamental change at the heart of the Food Standards Agency’s plans to transform food regulation – ‘fundamental’ because under the current system, the FSA doesn’t know how many food
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