Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading food wholesalers, has today been awarded the Royal Warrant of Appointment as the purveyors of grocery, provision products and frozen foods – marking over 25 years that the wholesaler has held this accolade.

Dating back to the 15^th century, Royal Warrants have been issued to businesses supplying goods or services to the Royal Household. Bidfood is among the nearly 400 companies that have been appointed this prestigious honour by His Majesty King Charles III.

The Royal Warrant symbolises a commitment to the highest standard of service, quality, excellence and craftsmanship.

Dr Andrew Kemp, MBE, BFS Executive Director and Grantee of the Royal Warrant commented: “It is an absolute honour and a privilege to remain a holder of the Royal Warrant and I am delighted that His Majesty, King Charles III, has granted us this great accolade.

“Having just achieved 25 years trading as Bidfood, we see this as a testament of our dedication to delivering service excellence at the core of our business and are proud in the continuance of our service to the Royal Household as we have done since the year 2000.”

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and found time to relax, recharge, and enjoy this special time of year with your family and friends.

As we step into 2025, we are here to support you in achieving your projects, goals, and ambitions.

We understand the dedication Food Safety and Quality Professionals put into ensuring safety and compliance, often working tirelessly before and even during the festive season. Your commitment does not go unnoticed, and we are here to make your workload easier this year.

Our team is ready to assist with:

• Tailored implementations designed to fit your needs
• Expert partnerships to help you achieve your objectives
• Digital transformation solutions to streamline workflows and eliminate manual tasks

 

Schedule a free consultation, and let us demonstrate how our solutions can help you improve workflows and reduce inefficiencies.

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International ice cream company Froneri announce the new NPD for 2025, the Rowntree’s Mango, a delicious fun and fruity new addition to the Rowntree’s ice lolly range.

 

The refreshing Rowntree’s Mango ice lolly combines mouthwatering mango and passionfruit swirled together to look like a juicy ripe mango, offering consumers a taste of tropical essence and a lolly packed full of natural, juicy flavours.

As the No.1 ice lolly brand in the ice cream category, Rowntree’s are set to take consumers taste buds to new heights.

Rowntree’s ice lollies contain real fruit juice made with no

artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. The new addition is also HFSS compliant, in line with the complete Rowntree’s ice lolly range.

 

Source: Nielsen IQ + Kantar WPO | Total Coverage + Other Discounters | Unit Sales | 52wks to June

 

Rowntree’s encourages its customers to ‘Free the Fun!’ for 2025 by enjoying a delicious tasting ice lolly of Rowntree’s. Unleashing fruity fun, this campaign messaging showcases Rowntree’s playful and vibrant positioning and will be supported with an integrated campaign across social, PR and shopper.

 

Will Yates, Brand Manager “We’re excited to be adding Mango to the Rowntree’s range, it brings a tropical new taste to the range and we’re sure consumers of all ages are going to love it. As the nation’s favourite ice lolly brand, we can’t wait for consumers to enjoy even more feel-good snacking with our latest ice lolly.”

 

The Rowntree’s Mango ice lolly will be available in both take home RRP £2.50 and impulse format RRP £1.40.

 

The new Rowntree’s Mango will be available Asda and Morrisons in January and all other major supermarkets from March 2025

 

 

Last week, we delivered an insightful 90-minute seminar to the future food safety leaders at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza.

The session was titled “Digitalisation Journeys of the Food Industry,” and explored the current state of the industry, the challenges many food manufacturers are facing, and how Safefood 360° supports their digital transformation.

The topics included were:

• Industry summary
• Safefood Solutions
• Implementation Options and digital support
• Benefits of deployment
• Fundamental prerequisites
• Definitions and key industry challenges
• Specific clauses with examples from BRCGS
• Practical steps for effective Root Cause Analysis
• Nonconformities and proactive steps to mitigating their reoccurrence

Although this was a closed session, we are sharing the full presentation because we believe knowledge should be accessible to all.

Contact us to request a full copy of the presentation, or access it directly here.