Food Manufacture

Food Manufacture provides a diverse range of content for its audience through various channels, including events, its website, and social media platforms. FoodManufacture.co.uk is the leading online resource for professionals in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector, boasting the largest audience in this niche. The website is refreshed daily with the most recent news, in-depth analyses, and research findings. Each piece of content encourages engagement within the industry, featuring comment sections on news articles, as well as videos, podcasts, and relevant webinars.

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Who will approve lab grown meat next?

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

This week, food technology firm Vow secured approval from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) for its Japanese quail cultivated meat (also known as lab grown or cultured meat). The startup’s quail meat will be sold under the Forged brand in “dozens” of venues across Australia within weeks, Vow has said, with “high demand” for the product witnessed in Singapore since it debuted last year.
KFC facing ‘summer of direct action’ over ‘Frankenchickens’ timeline

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

The fast food chain admitted last year that it would not meet the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) targets that it signed up to in 2019, which requires signatories to swap faster-growing Frankenchickens – which can reach slaughter weight in around 35 days – for healthier and slower-growing birds by 2026.
Slushies containing glycerol ‘not suitable for children under seven’

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

The board came to the conclusion at its meeting on 18 June, and called for the advice to be clearly communicated to parents and carers. Officials have subsequently been directed to develop an enhanced voluntary approach for industry to help manage glycerol intake in young children over the longer-term.
Co-op announces £350 million loan agreement

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

Co-op said that the loans – supplied by HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and Rabobank – reflected the “strong market confidence” in the group’s continued resilience and performance. The announcement followed the publication of Co-op’s annual results in April, in which the group reported a 35% increase in underlying operating profit and a return to pre-tax profit for the first time since 2020.
Cultivated meat approved for sale in Australia

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

The Sydney-based startup’s cultivated Japanese quail meat will be sold under the Forged brand in “dozens” of venues across Australia within weeks of the decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), Vow said. Vow’s cultivated meat debuted in Singapore last year, where it has seen “high demand” so far. The approval followed a rigorous multi-year food safety assessment by FSANZ and required the Food Standards Code in Australia to be amended.
Aldi v Thatchers: Ruling one of ‘most important brand protection decisions’ in years

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

On 12 June, the Supreme Court denied Aldi permission to appeal against a ruling that said the retailer had infringed on the trade mark of Thatchers with the release of a cloudy lemon cider that was similar to one unveiled by Thatchers two years earlier. The Court of Appeal had sided in favour of Thatchers in January after which Aldi announced its intention to appeal the decision. However, the Supreme Court has now refused Aldi’s request for permission to Appeal the decision.
Wine shortage threatened amid strike at UK bottler

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

The Unite members employed at the Encirc site in Avonmouth, Bristol, are striking between 19 June and 5 July, with workers in different parts of the business set to take action on different dates according to production schedules. A 12-week overtime ban is also included in the action. Members overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action after Encirc offered its workers a 3.2% pay rise without negotiating with recognised union Unite.
Nut allergy risk sparks product recall

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

Boxes marked as ‘Luxury Apple Pie (750g)’ with a 16 June 2025 best before date were accidentally packed with a different pie – the ‘Luxury Pear and Almond Pie’ – which contains almonds. However, the presence of almonds is not mentioned on the label, which instead says that the apple pie “may contain nuts”. This means that the product poses a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts. This recall is specific to Ireland.
Sarson’s owner investing £17m in Manchester site

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

Japanese firm Mizkan, which also owns Haywards and Branston, is investing in the facility in Middleton, Rochdale, in order to meet the growing demand for Japanese vinegar products across the UK and European markets. Mizkan manufactures both Japanese vinegar products and Sarson’s vinegar at its primary production site in Middleton, with the investment set to support opportunities for upskilling, facility expansion and refurbishment, and the launch of new product development projects.
Administrators appointed to Mighty Drinks

1 week ago | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds

James Clark and Howard Smith from Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators to Watkins Drinks Limited, which trades as Mighty Drinks, on 17 June in response to the firm’s financial situation. Based in Leeds, Mighty Drinks specialises in pea protein and oat milks, with its range of products sold nationwide in supermarkets and health stores. However, the company has faced several trading headwinds in recent years, including rising costs and reduced consumer confidence.