Kevin White

Kevin is The Grocer’s fresh foods editor, overseeing 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
Upfield to bring back Blue Band margarine after 15-year gap
2019-11-14T12:35:00
The Dutch spread disappeared from British shelves during the 2000s
News
Tomlinsons collapse leads to shortage of Welsh milk in Wales
2019-11-14T11:27:00
Supermarkets have been forced to stock milk labelled with the English and union flags
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Arla to triple speed of emissions reduction with new data project
2019-11-13T10:09:00
The dairy co-op is creating the ‘world’s largest climate database’ to provide bespoke data to farmers on their carbon emissions
News
Upfield revamps Flora ProActiv with vegan recipe
2019-11-12T12:11:00
The brand’s Olive Oil, Light and Buttery variants have been reformulated to remove all traces of buttermilk
News
Freshways working with rival Medina but denies merger ‘rumours’
2019-11-07T12:51:00
Freshways MD Bali Nijjar told The Grocer the two processors were working together on ’some contract packaging’
News
Porky Whites rescued out of administration by founding family
2019-11-07T12:41:00
Surrey-based brand owner G White & Co was placed into administration on 5 November
News
British egg sector agrees on ‘much higher’ new barn standards
2019-11-05T11:32:00
The standards follow a series of commitments by the major supermarkets to stop selling eggs from caged hens
Comment & Opinion
Loosening food safety laws post-Brexit could threaten the union
2019-11-04T16:51:00
If we see regulatory divergence between England, Wales and Scotland after Brexit, our issues won’t stop at Northern Ireland
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Shoppers concerned over post-Brexit availability of Irish food, says Bord Bia
2019-11-04T12:08:00
New research suggests UK shoppers are losing confidence that Irish food and drink will be readily available after Brexit
Category Report
Fallen angel: plant-based meat alternatives category report 2019
2019-11-01T15:51:00
Meat alternatives have reaped the benefits of the health halo around plant-based. But as scepticism grows, could sales suffer?
News
First Milk to close Campeltown Creamery
2019-11-01T11:21:00
The move comes despite a crowdfunding camapign by local farmers to take over the site
Interviews & Profiles
How Heather Mills is building a Silicon Valley for plant-based food - in Newcastle
2019-10-31T14:24:00
Plant-Based Valley is the solution to vegan food producers’ biggest problem, says Mills: scale
News
Jolly Hog moves out of bacon and sausages with first gammon line
2019-10-31T12:56:00
The black treacle gammon joint will launch into Sainsbury’s and Ocado
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Farmers urge review of Tomlinsons collapse and milk profitability crisis
2019-10-31T12:49:00
The NFU said Tomlinsons’ fall into administration brought the issues facing the liquid milk market into ‘sharp focus’
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Industry teams up to form antibiotic reduction strategy
2019-10-30T12:08:00
A group of major food manufacturers, retailers and industry bodies have formed the new industry initiative
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Gousto launches first plant-based vegan burger
2019-10-29T12:26:00
The launch follows a a surge in consumer demand for plant-based recipes of 158% since April 2017, Gousto said
News
Tiba Tempeh rolls organic range into Planet Organic
2019-10-25T11:02:00
The lineup consists of a traditional tempeh block and a range of tempeh pieces…
Analysis & Features
Is milk processing in Britain coming to the end of the road?
2019-10-25T09:46:00
After a tortuous trading period, topped by Tomlinsons’ collapse, average margins are in the red. Can UK milk processing survive?
News
Sainsbury’s milk supply hit by Tomlinsons collapse
2019-10-24T11:48:00
Shoppers have reported shortages in some stores following Tomlinsons’ fall into administration last week
News
Up to 270 jobs at risk as Tulip starts consultation at Bodmin meat plant
2019-10-23T11:08:00
The site is understood to have lost about £20m during the past two years

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