All articles by Grace Duncan – Page 8
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Oatly’s ‘milk’ ruling mean for the plant-based category?
Oatly’s appeal over use of ‘milk’ in its marketing has been rejected
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NewsShortages on shelves as wet weather hits fruit & veg crops
Wet weather across the Mediterranean and UK is starting to impact on the availability of some fresh produce items
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NewsMorrisons pledges £1.6bn spend on farming in 2026
The retailer said it underlined ‘its position as British farming’s single biggest direct supermarket customer’
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NewsHome Office should not control seasonal labour scheme, ex-Defra secretary says
The scheme, which is run by both the Home Office and Defra, has been mired in controversy after a scheme operator failed to sue the Home Office for wrongful suspension
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NewsABP Food Group appoints new UK CEO
The new hire is currently managing director of the business’ Ireland and Poland operations but will take on the UK CEO position from the beginning of April
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NewsFresh Produce Consortium CEO to stand down in early 2027
The decision has been taken jointly by Jenney and the board to ‘ensure long-term continuity, stability and strong succession planning’
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NewsAlbert Bartlett partners with Kate Hardcastle to boost potatoes
The brand has announced an ongoing partnership with the celebrity consumer champion to help the public both eat and budget better, with the help of the potato
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NewsOatly ‘disappointed’ as Supreme Court finds in favour of Dairy UK
In the latest update in the long running legal process, the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed its appeal, agreeing with the Court of Appeal that Oatly cannot trademark the phrase in relation to oat-based food and drink
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NewsLabour provider ‘ruined’ after seasonal worker legal wrangle
MD Gareth Hughes said he had been forced to “completely restructure and refinance my business just to stay afloat”, following a protracted legal battle with the Home Office after it had suspended Ethero as a seaonal worker scheme operator in April 2024
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NewsNew chief executive appointed at British Meat Processors Association
Powell leaves his role as head of the agricultural sectors team at Defra and brings over 40 years’ experience in the agri-food industry to the position
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NewsKFC announces plans to source chicken wings from British chickens
The latest sourcing change will mean 35% of KFC UK&I’s chicken is sourced from British farms through an expansion of its partnership with 2 Sisters Food Group
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NewsKing Charles opens Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses ‘cheese campus’ following fire
The Lancashire family cheesemakers’ new campus opens following a fire at its Longridge office and packing site in November 2023, where hundreds of tonnes of cheese stock were lost just six weeks before Christmas
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NewsOrnua Foods UK & Europe appoints new managing director
The new hire is currently the business unit’s executive director for Ireland, Europe & strategic sourcing and will take up this new role in March 2026
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NewsEat Them to Defeat Them campaign returns to increase veg consumption
The campaign has run for eight years and is sponsored by Sainsbury’s
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NewsAsda and Tesco join calls for further ‘family farm tax’ changes
The retailer has said the government should pause the implementation of the tax after ‘engaging with farmers and listening carefully to their concerns’
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NewsFood system change momentum is building but risks remain, report finds
In its latest report, Building our Food Future: The Barometer, the Planeatary Alliance has revealed that in parts of the sector, decisions about range, promotions and sourcing are already being shaped by nutrition, cost and climate considerations, driven by supply volatility health pressures and policy
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NewsRiverford profits dip as it shoulders rising costs for customers
Riverford said organic demand had grown but its profit had not, as it had chosen to shoulder rising costs rather than pass them all onto customers
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NewsMcCain unveils UK Farm of the Future to futureproof British agriculture
In partnership with the University of Leeds, this is McCain’s third commercial-scale research and innovation site to trial regenerative agriculture practices
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NewsDecarbonising British food would add less than 1% to food bills, new research shows
The research from Resolution Foundation revealed decarbonising food production is estimated to cost less than £1bn a year through to 2050
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NewsBritish Berry Growers chairman to stand down this year
He has led the organisation from November 2017, having been a highly respected figure within the berry sector for more than two decades