UK food and drink manufacturers are having an “enormous impact” on Britain’s economic recovery, according to food minister David Heath.

A simple “eat less meat” message won’t wash with consumers or producers, so sustainability campaigners need to convince people to eat “better meat” as well, in order to improve the environment and public health.

Politicians should admit the European livestock industry is critically dependent on GM animal feed, according to a senior US government adviser.

Food firms which make vegetarian ready meals are battling to meet retailer demand in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.

Applying the Lion mark to egg-based products would reassure consumers and boost sales, according to British Lion Eggs Processors (BLEP).

Food manufacturers are facing a skills time bomb as many engineers edge towards retirement, there is little new blood in the pipeline to replace them.

Imports from China, South East Asia and the Middle East are posing the greatest food safety risks to UK consumers at the present time, it has been claimed.

Food manufacturers haven’t always received the policy attention they deserve because it isn’t necessarily viewed as a trendy industry.

Prescribing legal limits for levels of sugar, salt and fat in food – as touted by the Labour Party this week – is not the right way to improve the nation’s health.

Christmas is a boom time for Stilton maker Billy Kevan, dairy manager at Colston Basset Dairy in Nottinghamshire.