Kevin White

Kevin is The Grocer’s Fresh and Chilled Foods Editor, and oversees coverage of news related to the retail fresh foods sector, including dairy, meat, fish, poultry, fruit & veg and eggs, as well as relevant issues in the agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture industries.

He also assists in production of The Grocer’s annual Dairymen and Meat, Fish & Poultry supplements, writes about food commodities, politics and food 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 April 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 North Wales.

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News
Müller completes £50m expansion of Telford yoghurt factory
2019-07-23T10:50:00
The dairy giant said the investment represented ’a major step towards reducing the UK’s dependence on imported yoghurt products’
News
Flamingo Produce shrugs off difficult conditions to double profits
2019-07-19T10:22:00
Flamingo supplies fresh flowers, plants and veg to the mults
Analysis & Features
Supermarket banana prices rising despite strong supply
2019-07-19T09:33:00
Average banana prices have increased 3% since the end of May
News
FrieslandCampina brings Dutch hit Chocomel to UK
2019-07-17T10:38:00
The chocolate milk is the dairy co-op’s third largest milk brand in the Netherlands
News
Climate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
2019-07-16T11:33:00
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
News
FSA appoints Emily Miles as new CEO
2019-07-15T11:00:00
Miles joins the regulator from Defra, and replaces Jason Feeney, who retired last month
News
UK lamb production bounces back after ‘shocking’ 2018
2019-07-04T16:11:00
Average year-on-year deadweight lamb prices peaked at 601.9p/kg in April 2018
News
Spike in stockpiling as Irish exporters prepare for Brexit
2019-07-04T15:59:00
However, stockpiling added a ’layer of unrecoverable cost for companies’, warned Bord Bia
Comment & Opinion
Defra’s latest food sector review may be Gove’s last chance to deliver
2019-06-28T15:31:00
Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’
News
Henry Dimbleby to lead Defra food sector review
2019-06-27T11:31:00
The Leon co-founder’s review will form part of work for a new National Food Strategy for England
News
Liquid milk sector facing further instability due to plunging returns
2019-06-24T11:31:00
A new report from Kite Consulting has claimed the liquid milk sector is in a ‘precarious financial position’
Category Report
Enter the dragon: Welsh food and drink category report 2019
2019-06-21T15:35:00
‘Brand Wales’ is thriving, with food and drink exports near £7bn. But no-deal Brexit would hit it hard. What’s the plan?
News
Lactalis declares cheese recalled over listeria fears safe
2019-06-21T11:17:00
A recall of Galloway cheddar this week was based on ‘false positive’ results, the supplier said
Analysis & Features
How can the food hygiene funding crisis be tackled?
2019-06-21T08:45:00
An NAO report paints an unsettling picture. What’s the solution?
Analysis & Features
British beef back on sale in China after 23 years
2019-06-21T08:20:00
It comes more than two decades after a ban was imposed at the height of the BSE crisis
News
Aldi delists Collective copycat Moo yoghurt
2019-06-20T11:42:00
The yoghurts had misled shoppers into ‘buying something it isn’t’, said Collective co-founder Amelia Harvey
News
Growers assessing damage after flooding hits key Lincolnshire growing areas
2019-06-19T11:12:00
Crops waiting to be harvested had been deluged with up to 80mm of rain in a single day last week
News
British beef back on menu after China reopens market access
2019-06-17T15:46:00
It comes more than two decades after a ban was imposed at the height of the BSE crisis
News
US firm Apeel to launch shelf life-extending tech in UK
2019-06-17T11:32:00
Apeel’s technology involves an invisible, tasteless coating which can extend the shelf life of fruit and veg
News
Tesco jumps on pea protein trend with Wicked Kitchen caesar wrap
2019-06-13T11:39:00
The product was the first of many containing pea protein, said Tesco director of plant-based innovation Derek Sarno

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