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The UK’s food and drink export sector is showing promising signs of recovery, with overall export volumes increasing by 7.2% in the first half (H1) of 2025 compared to the previous year, according to the latest Trade Snapshot from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Crucially, this uplift was primarily driven by manufacturers successfully targeting…

Two major players at opposite ends of the food supply chain — ingredient specialist CSM Ingredients Group and packaging film giant SÜDPACK — have simultaneously released their 2025 sustainability reports, revealing a shared focus on measurable, science-backed targets to drive decarbonisation and supply chain transparency. The reports confirm that both companies are dramatically increasing their…

British Berry Growers (BBG), representing 95% of the UK’s commercial soft fruit producers, has released its landmark 2025 Sustainability Report — offering fruit processors a data-rich view into how the sector is driving measurable environmental gains while maintaining a robust supply of homegrown berries. Compiled by Collison & Associates and based on a survey covering…

Fit Foods, the top-selling ready-meal brand in Ireland, is making its debut in the UK by introducing six SKUs exclusively in nearly 300 Morrisons locations. One of Ireland’s top producers of ready meals, DMC Foods was founded by the O’Leary family and is still family-run today. It produces one out of every five ready meals…

SVZ, a leading provider of fruit and vegetable ingredients, is including the tropical fruit ingredient brand Netra Agro into its core product line. As a specialised subsidiary for dependable and sustainably produced tropical fruit components, such as Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) fruit pieces, purees, and concentrates, SVZ has run Netra Agro for nearly 30 years.…