Kevin White
Kevin is The Grocer’s fresh foods editor, overseeing our coverage related to the retail fresh foods sector, including dairy, meat, fish, poultry, fruit & veg and eggs, as well as the plant-based foods category.
He also assists in production of The Grocer’s annual Dairymen supplement, while also writing about food commodities, sourcing, sustainability, politics and regulation; and has appeared as a commentator on both radio and TV on the state of the UK food industry.
Prior to joining The Grocer in 2014, Kevin wrote about retail financial services for a Financial Times business publication, and began his career as a journalist working for regional newspapers in Wales.
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevWhite77
Contact info
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- 01293 610290
- Email:
- kevin.white@thegrocer.co.uk
- News
Major growers report turbulent weather toll
Results posted this month at Companies House by Huntapac Produce and Puffin Produce cited weather issues as key challenges to profitability
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Yoplait teams up with TV’s Josie Gibson for kids’ yoghurt push
Children were increasingly being fed ultra-processed, high-energy, nutrient-poor foods such as biscuits and cakes instead of yoghurt, Yoplait said
- News
Primula owner to launch new Kavli dairy brand in UK supermarkets
The brand, which is well established in Scandinavian retailers, will launch in Tesco next month
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Dragons’ Den-backed Alf Turner sausages back in the mults
The Hampshire-based butcher brand has secured listings for two sausage lines
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Defra unveils multimillion-pound River Wye clean-up action plan
The river has been blighted by agricultural pollution in recent years
- News
Heck back in profit after range reset
The brand reported an operating profit of £239k last year following a switch to more profitable SKUs
- KVI Tracker
Dairy products set for price hikes as supply continues to tighten
Tight supply is being exacerbated by the impact of wet weather on production
- Comment and Opinion
Is it safe to eat your five fruit & veg a day?
Does the food safety fear ever go away?
- News
Up to 10 execs depart Pilgrim’s Europe in wake of £4.2bn restructure
The JBS-owned businesses are in the process of an integration under the Pilgrim’s Europe banner
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Heck unveils sub-brand targeting younger shoppers
The sausage brand has expanded with a new proposition, called What The Heck!
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Cranswick petfood brand Vitalin launches first TV ad
The ad push represents a seven-figure investment in the brand by Cranswick, which also includes a packaging revamp
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New agri-adjudicator ‘may let retailers off hook’
A policy expert who proposed the creation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator said the government should have expanded the remit of the GCA instead
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Lamb more expensive ahead of Easter due to tight supply
Deadweight lamb prices are up 20% since the turn of the year, according to HCC
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Lidl cuts chicken stocking densities in animal welfare boost
The retailer has followed Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s in committing to more space for chickens in its fresh supply chain
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Red Tractor axes Greener Farms Commitment after furious farmer backlash
The retailer-backed module and Red Tractor’s lack of consultation around its launch led to outrage from the farming sector
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Avara Foods facing legal claim over alleged links to River Wye pollution
Leigh Day argued Avara was a major contributor to the pollution that had blighted the River Wye
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Supermarkets to be hauled before Efra supplier fairness probe
It is investigating how profitability and risk is shared through the food supply chain, following a period of soaring food price inflation and dwindling returns for producers
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Progress on rolling out Better Chicken Commitment ‘falling behind’
UK retailers were singled out in CIWF’s new Chicken Track report over their slow progress
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Arla invests £179m to become ‘global mozzarella player’
The investment will allow the dairy co-op to ‘significantly’ increase mozzarella production for export markets
- Analysis and Features
How British are the supermarkets and what’s behind their marketing claims?
Much has been made of online ‘buy British’ sections, but farmers aren’t impressed. A consultation is looking to make claims clearer