All articles by Kevin White – Page 39
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the most luxurious dairy products on sale in the UK?
King Charles III is not alone in cutting back on dairy. “For years, I haven’t eaten meat and fish on two days a week, and I don’t eat dairy products on one day a week,” he told the BBC in 2021 when, as Prince of Wales, he discussed his eco-conscious diet
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InterviewsFormer rivals at Medina Freshways on working together
The merger of processors Medina and Freshways was complicated by Covid, but the newly formed supplier is now ready to become a major player
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the new PM mean for the UK’s food industry?
Liz Truss has pledged to support farmers with labour and reduce nannying on the health and regulatory fronts. Will her Cabinet deliver?
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NewsLong Clawson Dairy launches stilton push with first branded line
The Leicestershire-based cheesemaker will launch its 1912 Artisan Stilton brand into larger Tesco stores nationwide from next week
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NewsTruss replaces sacked George Eustice with Ranil Jayawardena at Defra
Jayawardena is a Truss loyalist and previously served as a minister at the Department for International Trade
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Comment & OpinionFood sector welcomes Liz Truss but she must act quickly on labour, rates, energy and more
Truss will likely be more engaged than her predecessor, but needs to take ‘urgent action’
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NewsNew CO2 gas crisis could cost 2 Sisters £1m extra a week, Ranjit Singh Boparan warns
It comes as the UK’s main gas supplier CF Fertilisers announced plans to close its Billingham site last week
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NewsUK red meat exports hit record levels during first half of 2022
Total value sales were more than 18% higher than the previous, pre-pandemic record levels, said AHDB
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NewsBirds Eye expands frozen chicken lineup with new world cuisine range
The NPD will go on sale nationwide in Sainsbury’s from 19 September in two variants ‘inspired by the tastes of Italy and Mexico’
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NewsArla Foods reports strong first-half results, but warns of downturn ahead
Prices will continue to rise amid soaring on-farm inflation, the dairy co-op has warned
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NewsUK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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NewsMoy Park sees near 60% profit slump amid ‘challenging headwinds’
The Northern Ireland-based poultry giant saw operating profit fall by 58.1% (or £50m) to £36.2m in the face of significant cost increases in feed, utilities and labour
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NewsSouth Caernarfon Creameries reports rise in sales and profits
Sales for the year to 31 March rose by 17% to £71.5m, while year-on-year operating profit jumped by 20.6% to £4.1m
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NewsGrowers braced for more disruption and crop failures following drought declaration
Nine out of 14 regions in England have now been officially declared as drought zones by the Environment Agency
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NewsOne pint of milk now over 60% more expensive than in January
Over 160 fresh milk and butter lines have seen price rises over the past six weeks, analysis of Assosia data shows.
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NewsFreshways to ditch coloured milk bottle caps in major recycling move
The switch follows similar moves by Waitrose and Aldi this year
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NewsLabour crisis has created £60m-worth of crop losses this year, says NFU
A survey of growers by the farming union found that this year’s harvest had been ‘significantly impacted’ by the sector’s ongoing labour crisis
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NewsYoung’s unveils packaging revamp alongside ‘bigger and better’ fish finger range
The supplier is describing the revamp as its biggest in two decades
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NewsPilgrim’s sets up lamb division following Randall Parker Foods deal
Pilgrim’s said it would ‘reinvent’ the category with the new lamb operation
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NewsHeck enters value tier with creation of new sausage brand
The new brand’s pork sausages differ from Heck’s premium lineup due to their lower price and lower meat content