Fluctuations in food supplies can lead to use of spot buying. This needs working to preagreed protocols and careful monitoring to ensure compliance with agreed standards of food safety and quality. CFA’s new Spot Buying Protocol is now available as a free download from the CFA website and is applicable to all purchasers of fresh produce that is intended to be RTE.

CFA Members’ commitment to health and safety is again evidenced by the Association’s influential involvement in a revised food industry worker safety strategy. The Health and Safety Executive’s Food and Drink Manufacturing Forum’s (FDMF), ‘Common Strategy for Improving Health and Safety in the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry 2021- 26’ is an HSE initiative to engage with trade bodies and unions in the food manufacturing sector to enhance worker safety. This latest version contains revisions suggested by CFA, including specific details that help implementation. It also includes a call for greater leadership involvement in H&S issues and monitoring the legacy […]

The CFA logo appeared in the sweetest of places recently – on top of cupcakes specially made by Samworth Brothers for a two-day senior leadership conference. More than 100 delegates in departments ranging from Group Technical to Group IT Group gathered to celebrate 2022’s achievements and explore future plans. During breaks, Group Functions had ‘expo’ stands to present case studies and Samworth’s ways of working with its internal and external stakeholders. The breaktime treats were decorated with logos of the organisations they work with. CFA supplied the Group Technical team with MicroTrumps, fridge thermometers and Nanobugs temporary tattoos which made […]