All articles by Grace Duncan
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NewsOrganic salmon inspection reports must be disclosed, tribunal finds
A tribunal has dismissed an appeal made by Soil Association Certification, finding that it performs a public administrative role when it certifies products as organic and as a result it must respond directly to requests for environmental information
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NewsKelly Turkeys founder Derek Kelly passes away aged 95
Derek Kelly and his wife Mollie founded Kelly Turkeys in 1971 and the business, which is now run by his son Paul, is the leader in the premium traditional turkey sector majoring on its KellyBronze brand
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NewsFarmers missing out on £1bn opportunity for public sector contracts
New figures have shown there is a significant missed opportunity for farmers to diversify their incomes by supplying high-quality, locally grown produce to the public sector
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NewsHigher food prices ‘inevitable’ due to energy cost shock, growers warn
Electricity standing charges are expected to increase by 60%-80% from 1 April, and an additional 60% by 2030
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NewsBeef supply expected to stay tight as farmer confidence falters
The meat industry is anticipating another year of production decline as confidence in the supply chain falters
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NewsDanone calls for consistent definition of ‘healthy food’
Research from Danone’s inaugural report, Consumed: Nutritional Behaviour Index, has revealed there is widespread uncertainty among consumers about what defines food as ‘healthy’
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NewsCountryside Stewardship extensions taken on by 80% of farmers
More than 4,000 farmers invited to do so have accepted Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier extension agreements, worth just under £59m for another year
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NewsModern Milkman secures £10m investment to expand doorstep proposition
It brings the business’ total funding to over £60m
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NewsMorrisons cuts winter veg price to 37p
CEO Rami Baitiéh said Morrisons would be cutting the price of British White Potatoes (1.5kg), British Sliced Curly Kale (150g), British Savoy Cabbage and Fine Green Beans (170g) to 37p
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NewsPack’d launches organic pomegranate seeds to freezer aisle
The pack of frozen pomegranate seeds launch on Ocado on 27 January
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NewsOdysea launches Greek yoghurt into M&S
Odysea said the new product will introduce British shoppers to a style of yoghurt rarely seen outside of Greece called paradosiako
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NewsArla Foods and XPO Logistics to launch central distribution centre
The centre will handle all of Arla’s UK chilled palletised products and will act as a ‘future-ready, more efficient, resilient, safe and sustainable operation’, the businesses said
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NewsSupermarkets urged to commit to never stock chlorinated chicken
Campaign group 38 Degrees has written to the mults with a petition signed by 75,000 people that requests the retailers rule out products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef
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Comment & OpinionToo much, too soon: what went wrong at The Vegan Food Group
Many of the problems faced by The Vegan Food Group were of its own making
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NewsWaitrose Foundation expands to improve banana worker livelihoods
Waitrose bananas, which will continue to be certified as Fairtrade, will also join the Waitrose Foundation, which exists to create better livelihoods for workers and sustainable supply chains globally
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NewsMass redundancies at VFG as it winds down UK operations
The Grocer understands around 60 people have been made redundant from VFG in the UK, including approximately 30 people from its York head office and 32 from the Clive’s Purely Plants site in Dartmouth
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NewsJust Egg failed to launch in UK due to lack of legal sign-off
The product, made of mung beans, was promised a UK launch in April despite not having recieved Food Standards Agency or ministerial sign-off as a novel food at the time
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NewsMeatless Farm and VFC to separate from The Vegan Food Group
VFC Foods, made up of Meatless Farm and VFC, is becoming a separate entity from The Vegan Food Group, The Grocer understands
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NewsTurkey sales slump over Christmas as lamb benefits
AHDB said turkey was the ‘clear casualty’ this Christmas as shoppers cut back on whole birds and primary cuts
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Comment & OpinionIn Good Taste: Mallika Basu’s new book outlines food system challenges
The book provides a comprehensive overview to the issues facing the UK and international food supply chains, providing interesting titbits and laying out steps for consumers to bring about positive change