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Morrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish
The business has a longstanding trading relationship with Morrisons dating back more than 16 years
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Infarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
Five key takeaways from the NFU conference
The annual food producer’s conference took place on Tuesday (23 February)
Greencore commits to fully recyclable packaging by 2025
Sandwich giant Greencore will commit to producing only recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025 as part of a wider sustainability drive presented to investors and analysts later today.
UK must prioritise food security, Minette Batters tells NFU conference
The NFU president spoke of a ‘real risk’ of an erosion of British food and drink production
Major salmonella outbreak in frozen chicken traced to Poland
The FSA says almost 500 cases of the bug have been linked to the contaminated products since the start of 2020
Morrisons launches major pork price promotion amid flooded European market
The move follows a collapse in demand for pork and tumbling farmgate prices
The tech that can keep Brexit Britain connected
As red tape and delays threaten the efficiency of cross-border trade, how is technology keeping Britain moving?
Wholesalers plan to quit Irish market over border checks
New checks down the Irish Sea have made sales to the region unviable for some specialist wholesalers
Arla sounds alarm over rise in costs due to rising feed costs
It comes amid tight global supplies of cereals, with Arla warning the cost of production could rise by 6%
Onion and leek sales soar in latest Covid-19 lockdown
Volume sales increases were primarily attributed to the lockdown-related trend of scratch-cooking
Mash Direct sees Irish listings boom amid Brexit border chaos
Eight of the Northern Irish grower’s prepared veg lines went on sale across M&S’s 18 stores in the Republic of Ireland last week
We should be stimulating the gene editing debate, not shutting it down
Fifty British organisations have written to supermarket CEOs, urging them to make a public statement denouncing the deregulation of gene editing
Growers vote to abolish AHDB’s compulsory horticulture levy
But with AHDB suggesting the result was ’complex’ many growers are concerned the government may disregard the outcome
A rush to ‘cancel’ Tony’s Chocolonely would be a mistake
The much-loved ethical brand has been dropped from Slave Free Chocolate’s list of ethical chocolate companies
Asda makes ‘breakthrough’ commitment to reduce bycatch in seafood supply chains
The retailer has agreed to adopt a series of measures designed to protect endangered marine species
Study shows cattle methane emissions can be reduced by 40%
A multiyear study by red meat giant ABP Food Group has shown it is possible to reduce methane emissions from cattle
How can the UK be more self-sufficient in food?
As Brexit and climate change threatens UK food imports, self-sufficiency is down. Could new attitudes and tech change food policy?
Soaring vegetable oil prices set to drive food inflation
Sunflower oil has almost doubled in price in the past year, while Italian extra virgin olive oil is up almost 70%
Ports warn deadline for full EU import checks is too soon
The 11th hour EU deal, combined with delays to government funding, has left ports racing to build
Will Covid recovery mark an overhaul of our food production?
Two landmark reports say time is running out for change – but 2021 could be a turning point