A new report, “Better Food: Re-thinking the Food System Algorithm” urges food brands, food manufacturers and grocery retailers to address some of the food industry’s most pressing challenges around sustainability and health. Co-authored by FAI Farms and PR agency...
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Technology opportunities for the livestock sector
The livestock sector is facing significant change over the next five to 10 years, but new technologies can help them through this, speakers at an Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) session heard last month. Change will be driven through...
Roadmap for regenerative dairy
Two UK-based research organisations are collaborating over a roadmap for global regenerative dairy production, supported by a number of multinational dairy food manufacturers. It started this month to coincide with the United...
Arla’s Innovation Farm to trial dairy technology
Farmer-owned milk buyer Arla Foods UK has formally launched an Innovation Farm as part of its Arla UK 360 dairy sustainability programme. The facility, based on the Dyson family’s 500 cow unit near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, will showcase a range of cutting-edge...
Restructure stems Benchmark aquaculture losses
The listed Benchmark Group of aquaculture businesses has reduced its trading losses after a significant restructuring process that saw the divestment of non-core assets worth £44 million. The Sheffield-based Group made a pre-tax loss of £22.6m on revenues of £105.6m...
Benchmark expands into fish feeds through acquisition
Benchmark Holdings, the UK group that includes FAI Farms and 5M Publishing, has acquired a Dutch aquaculture feed business in what it terms a "transformational transaction making the company a global leader in aquaculture technology".The AIM-listed business has agreed...
