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
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
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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
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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
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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
News
Upfield spreads hit by shortages after logistics supplier switch
2019-06-13T11:27:00
Several Flora, Bertolli and Stork products went out of stock at supermarkets last weekend after Upfield’s switch from DHL to NFT
News
UK food manufacturers turning away from imported eggs
2019-06-11T11:05:00
Research from British Lion has suggested almost half of UK shoppers want to know where the eggs in their food products are sourced from
News
Listeria outbreak linked to hospital sandwiches kills three people
2019-06-10T11:28:00
The supplier, Staffordshire-based The Good Food Chain, has voluntarily ceased production
News
Graham's the Family Dairy to bring back glass bottles
2019-06-10T09:30:00
It marks the first time in over 60 years Graham’s has sold fresh milk in glass bottles

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