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Fyffes faces heat over Costa Rican drainage systems Subscription
The GMB union accused the company of “putting profits before people and planet”…
Veg supply shortages set to continue
Availability of courgettes could be “very short” until at least June
More than half of fish caught in UK waters 'by foreign boats'
EU catch in UK waters represents about £400m a year
Cheese producers achieve record exports in July
UK cheese producers achieved record exports during the 12 months to July
Happy Egg Co becomes biggest US free-range supplier Subscription
The Happy Egg Co is now the largest free-range egg supplier in the US by market share…
Current crisis could be end of British produce, warn farmers
Joint statement from NFU and FFA demands retailers pay fair price for British produce
Lettuce prices up due to colder than normal weather Subscription
UK lettuce prices have risen 17.7% month on month due to reduced supply
Alpro becomes third largest milk brand as value sales soar 28% Subscription
Alpro has become the third-largest brand in UK milk on the back of a 28.3% hike in value sales…
Morrisons pilots its first standalone halal meat counter Subscription
Morrisons is to pilot its first standalone halal meat counter…
Abergavenny aims to double its goats cheese production Subscription
Abergavenny Fine Food Company is aiming to more than double production of its goats cheese products…
MPs set up inquiry meetings for eggs, pigs & poultry Subscription
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eggs, Pigs and Poultry will meet with industry this month…
Free online guide to help buyers source seafood responsibly Subscription
Seafish has launched an online tool for trade buyers that provides information on responsible seafood sourcing…
Dairy Crest unveils strategy to boost dairy category by £800m Subscription
Dairy Crest has unveiled a three-year plan to grow the dairy category by £800m…
Mobile slaughterhouse interests British meat industry Subscription
British meat suppliers say they are “closely following” the performance of a mobile cattle slaughterhouse unveiled last we…
Mercian potato app 'could be used for crop traceability' Subscription
A potato merchant has created a mobile app that allows retailers and processors to access crop traceability data…
Sustainable Seafood Coalition unveils new codes Subscription
Members of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition have agreed and published codes regarding responsible sourcing of fish…
MSC-certified seafood continues to increase but growth rate slows Subscription
The number of UK seafood products achieving Marine Stewardship Council accreditation continues to grow…
Gü moves into dairy drinks in licensing first Subscription
Dessert brand Gü is being extended into the chilled dairy drinks category…
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the dairy industry created Subscription
MPs and peers have formed an All-Party Parliamentary Group for the dairy industry…
Hartington Creamery brings Blue Stilton back to Derbyshire Subscription
Blue Stilton production has returned to Derbyshire for the first time in five years…
Welsh organic dairy Trioni lands China export certification Subscription
Welsh organic producer Trioni has become the first UK dairy farm to secure organic certification to export to China…
Mini Babybel: single SKU to roll into c-stores Subscription
Bel UK will next week roll out individually wrapped single Mini Babybels…
Florette expands polytunnel operation in year-round push Subscription
Florette has begun constructing the second stage of its polytunnel growing operation near Colchester in a bid to reduce imports and become a year-round UK grower.
'Independence could double EU money for Scottish fishermen' Subscription
Scottish fishermen could stand to double how much they receive in EU fishing subsidies if Scotland votes for independence…
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Danone Dairies’ MD Craig Read on bringing Activia back to life
Despite the failure of Activia’s relaunch Read is optimistic he can turn around the brand and the ‘stagnated’ yoghurt category
Back to the future: why doorstep milk delivery is undergoing a resurgence Subscription
After 40 years of decline, doorstep milk delivery is undergoing a remarkable resurgence
Two disruptive direct to consumer dairy brands we wish existed Subscription
We challenged two creative agencies to come up with new concepts that skip the supermarkets and disrupt the way people buy dairy in the UK
10 of the most memorable milk campaigns throughout the ages Video
We run down 10 of the most famous, innovative and odd milk campaigns that have ever run
New lease of life: The Dairymen cheddar report 2018 Subscription
Following a disastrous 2016/17 when sales crashed almost 10%, cheddar brands are back in the black
How fromage went Franglais: Continental cheese report 2018 Subscription
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then British cheesemakers must have the hots for their Continental counterparts
The great dairy space race: The Dairymen drinks report 2018 Subscription
The race is on to claim valuable space in the chillers at the front of Britain’s c-stores and supermarkets
Who needs a hot summer? The Dairymen ice cream report 2018 Subscription
Ice cream sales have passed the £1bn landmark. So what’s driving growth?
Whey to go, guys: 10 innovations from the dairy industry this year Subscription
Dairy companies are using their insight and technological knowhow to tackle problems unique to their industry – and beyond.
Wageningen's white stuff: FrieslandCampina supplier profile Subscription
FrieslandCampina dominates UK dairy drinks with its Yazoo brand. Now it plans to use its innovation centre to expand into new categories
Who needs cows? Why bio-engineered milk could be on sale soon Subscription
Somewhere in a lab in San Francisco, scientists at Perfect Day are making ‘real’ milk proteins from yeast, not cows
Unilever unveils ‘world first’ dry-wash spray for clothes
Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner launch ranges into Tesco
Tom Watson's weight loss proves official healthy diet advice is useless
Unilever plans big distribution push for Red Red stew pots
Boxed switches frozen ready meals range to single serving
‘Test tube milk’ more likely to win Brits than lab-grown meat
Gordon's surges by £100m as Brits splash out on Pink Gin
Mash Direct to launch 'UK first' dairy-free mash product
Ella’s Kitchen moves into frozen with Big Kids lineup
BrewDog to launch lager as first Tesco-Booker exclusive
Africa's food fraud problem is immense. But we can help
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme pilot gets go-ahead
PHE 'risks demonising food with junk classification change'
Retailers cannot prevent hard Brexit food shortages: Co-op
Christine Tacon wins Women in Agriculture Award of Excellence
Deskfast reinvented: The new wave of speed eaters
Apparently people eat less pizza than me
Coke-Costa and PepsiCo-Sodastream are both compelling deals
'Back door' food promotions clampdown slammed by industry
