All articles by Kevin White – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionBovaer backlash: revisiting Arla’s social media storm
Ultimately, the Bovaer saga is a cautionary tale for brands navigating today’s volatile information landscape
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NewsFlagship EU Deforestation Regulation delayed for a further year over ‘IT issues’
European environment commissioner Jessika Roswall confirmed weeks of rumours over the EUDR’s second postponement
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Arla’s Bovaer crisis and its aftermath
Last year, Arla Foods found itself in a social media storm of misinformation over its trial of feed additive Bovaer. What has been the fallout?
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NewsCircular economy business Bio Capital to manufacture CO2 gas for food sector
Bio Capital said the move would help tackle the ‘major shortfalls’ of CO2 threatened by the crisis in the bioethanol industry
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NewsBMPA CEO Nick Allen to retire after 50-year career in food
Nick Allen joined the meat sector trade body in 2017 and had ‘re-shaped the association’ the BMPA said
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NewsNFU, Dairy UK warn against more US trade concessions as Trump arrives for state visit
US president Donald Trump yesterday suggested more discussions over the May trade deal signed between the UK and US could take place on the trip
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NewsUK border strategy ‘failing’ warns second damning Efra Committee report in a week
A new report, published by the Commons Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee, has warned the Border Target Operating Model is ‘flawed’
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NewsAlmost a quarter of UK farmland could be lost to other industries by 2050, study warns
Self-sufficiency could collapse under current government environmental and net-zero policies, warned the report
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NewsBord Bia appoints Conor O’Sullivan as new market manager for the UK
He succeeds Donal Denvir in the role and will be tasked with growing opportunities for Irish food businesses within UK retailers
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NewsRainforest Alliance unveils new regenerative agriculture standard
Initially available only for coffee, the Rainforest Alliance said it planned to expand the certification to other crops including cocoa, citrus and tea throughout 2026
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NewsUK woefully exposed to illegal meat smuggling, damning Efra Committee report warns
The threat to the UK of a ‘major’ animal disease outbreak was very real, warned MPs on the committee, with gaping holes in the UK’s protection
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News2 Sisters owner Boparan hires ex-Sainsbury’s technical director Kate Stein
She joins having most recently worked as a consultant, and before that spent four years as Sainsbury’s director of technical & agriculture
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NewsVivergo gives government 18 August closure ultimatum over bioethanol crisis
CO2 gas is a byproduct of bioethanol manufacturing and is used in everything from fizzy drinks to in the slaughtering of animals
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NewsUK dairy exports to avoid Egypt trade barriers in £250m boost
The move forms part of the government’s Trade Strategy, launched in June, focused on removing market access barriers, opening new markets, and growing the UK economy, DBT said
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NewsFood safety at risk as cross-border lorry stowaway numbers rise
Instances of so-called clandestine infiltration within the haulage sector rocketed in 2024, according to new research
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News‘Constant battle’ to maintain NI food availability to continue for three years
Supermarkets are increasingly concerned checks are ‘leading to reduced availability of some SKUs’ shipped over from the mainland
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NewsFruit & veg supply critically threatened by climate breakdown in key growing regions
Temperatures are expected to rise by 16% on average across the top 10 fresh produce exporters to the UK by 2050
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Comment & OpinionWhy UK grocery has been so slow to speak out on Gaza famine
A fear of speaking out due to the complexity of the situation but also the potential cost and damage has suppressed action until now
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NewsUK pork producers secure £19m export win to Mexico
A new zero tariff agreement with Mexico created a ‘new pathway for additional opportunities in the Mexican market’, worth at least £19m over the next five years, Defra said
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NewsUK food brands demand Starmer acts on Gaza starvation crisis
More than 150 British food and drink brands have demanded prime minister Keir Starmer does more to pressurise Israel to ‘end the starvation of the people of Gaza’