Meat Management Meat Industry Awards return for 2025

Meat Management Meat Industry Awards return for 2025 The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards, organised by Meat Management magazine, are back for 2025. Product nominations and voting are officially open. The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards is the UK’s biggest annual meat industry awards programme, celebrating industry excellence and product innovation. The initiative is open […]

Christmas 2024: Record online grocery spending & a great year for gammon

Christmas 2024: Record online grocery spending & a great year for gammon Grocery sales surpassed £13 billion for the first time this Christmas, with an upturn in grocery price inflation of 3.7%, the highest level since March 2024 (Kantar 4 w/e 29 December 2024). AHDB’s latest retail and consumer insight report has shared how meat and […]

Celebrate Excellence: Enter the British Butchery Awards

Celebrate Excellence: Enter the British Butchery Awards The National Craft Butchers is thrilled to be organising the upcoming British Butchery Awards, a prestigious event dedicated to recognizing the finest talents in the butchery industry. We invite all butchery businesses to join us in celebrating excellence within our industry, and your businesses! Reasons to Enter Participating […]

What’s on at the UK Food & Drink Shows 2025

What’s on at the UK Food & Drink Shows 2025 GET READY FOR THE 2025 UK FOOD AND DRINK SHOWS, WHERE INNOVATION, INSPIRATION AND EXPERTISE COME TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE. Foodex Manufacturing Solutions takes place 7th – 9th April at the NEC, Birmingham and runs alongside Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show and […]

It’s all about balance: AHDB explores health food trends

It’s all about balance: AHDB explores health food trends After an indulgent Christmas period, many consumers will be taking a closer look at what they eat in 2025 and working towards personal health and fitness goals. A new report by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) explores health related shopper habits and how attitudes […]

AHDB and LEAF bridging the gap between education and agriculture

AHDB and LEAF bridging the gap between education and agriculture The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have collaborated with LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) to bring to life subject curriculums through a suite of secondary and A Level resources linking back to food production and farming. Two versions of the resources have been created: […]

Innovative Food Ingredients launches two new divisions

Innovative Food Ingredients launches two new divisions A North West based food ingredients business is diversifying and expanding into new markets with the creation of two new divisions. Innovative Food Ingredients, which specialises in the development of quality dry blended spice mixes and rubs, liquid marinades and sauces, has launched the new business units to […]

Entries Open for Inaugural British Butchery Awards

Entries Open for Inaugural British Butchery Awards The countdown has begun for a landmark event in the butchery industry. On June 30th, 2025, the first-ever British Butchery Awards will take place, offering a grand stage to celebrate the best in the field. Organized by the National Craft Butchers, these awards will honour the finest talents […]

Let’s Eat Balanced: Highlighting the taste, nutritional benefits, and trust in British farming

Let’s Eat Balanced: Highlighting the taste, nutritional benefits, and trust in British farming The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) Let’s Eat Balanced marketing campaign proudly returns on 1–31 January, to promote the exceptional taste, flavours and nutritional benefits of lean meat and dairy, as part of a varied and balanced diet. Let’s Eat Balanced […]

Latest UK flock figures highlight potential tighter supply

Latest UK flock figures highlight potential tighter supply The UK flock decreased by 785,800 head to 31 million – the smallest flock size recorded for 13 years – the recently published UK June Survey shows. Defra data indicates the total sheep and lamb population in the UK fell by 2.5 per cent year-on-year from 31.8 […]