The UK’s chilled prepared food manufacturing industry is a fast paced, constantly changing and seriously demanding sector employing 60,000 people at more than 100 sites and making 12,000 different foods.

This page provides links to some key information from the Chilled Food Association about the UK’s dynamic chilled food sector.

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What’s special about chilled prepared foods?

This history of UK chilled foods

Unique Aspects of UK-Produce chilled foods

Chilled prepared food market data 1999-2010

Chilled prepared food ranges

Design and developing safe foods

Shelf life

Use by dates

Handwashing Procedure

Responsible Sourcing

Sourcing Criteria

Supplier Quality Assurance

Traceability

Carbon footprint labelling

Chilled Prepared Food Sector Sustainability Aims

Distribution

Temperature

How to use chilled prepared foods