1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (594+ words) THG Ingenuity has launched a new AI shopping agent in collaboration with Google Cloud, The conversational AI has been designed to offer a "highly personalised shopping experience, with early pilot data revealing its ability to up customer engagement and drive…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (410+ words) Danish bakery and coffee house Ole & Steen, which operates 26 UK locations, has been fined after environmental health inspectors carried out a routine inspection at its Haymarket branch (No. 2, 56 Haymarket, St James's Market, London SW1 Y). During a January 2025 inspection, officers found evidence…...

23+ hour, 2+ min ago  (655+ words) Europe does not need to lower its ambition on sustainability and should continue to play a leading role in transitioning to a more equitable and sustainable economic system. The challenge now is how this ambition can be delivered in a…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1306+ words) In the food and drink industry, maintaining robust packaging standards is absolutely essential and yet, things still go wrong with surprising frequency. The vast majority of incidents on the UK market involve incorrect allergen labelling in a product's ingredient description....

1+ day, 48+ min ago  (452+ words) The Kerrygold owner has named Shane Henry as the managing director for Ornua Dairy Ingredients. Ornua Dairy Ingredients will form a new global business unit within the wider Ornua Group and will bring together the firm's member relations and services,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (359+ words) Stirlingshire-based James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited has been fined "172, 000 after a young worker sustained life-altering injuries when his arm became trapped in a pallet processing machine. Livingston Sheriff Court heard that 22-year-old Tyresse Munjaranji has been left with…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago  (1592+ words) We're in a cycle of continuous reformation. For most manufacturers, reformulation is painful because the foundational infrastructure for managing it (e. g. spreadsheets, email threads, and institutional knowledge held by formulators who may or may not stay in their roles) was never…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (370+ words) The Food Works has launched a new line at its base in Weston-super-Mare, providing UK start-ups, SMEs and established brands access to commercial-scale canning equipment. Suitable for both 250ml and 330ml formats, the line has been designed with limited-edition, small batch runs…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1049+ words) Globally food and drink M&A value grew by 9% in 2025, reaching US$110. 9 billion, new research from Baker Tilly International shows. This marks sustained multi-year recovery since the $59. 4 billion in deals completed in 2022, signalling growing confidence and appetite for dealmaking in…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (407+ words) Essex-based Kismet Kebabs, one of the largest kebab manufacturers in the UK, has been fined "500, 000 by Swansea Council following an investigation into fraudulent food mislabelling. The investigation was first launched by Swansea Trading Standards in 2020/21 after samples taken during a…...