All articles by Kevin White – Page 43
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NewsWilliam Reed’s World Steak Challenge 2022 opens for entries
The prestigious global competition is run by The Grocer’s publisher and now in its eighth year
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NewsMüller follows Arla with another hike to its farmgate milk price
The processor’s price hike to 46ppl means Müller has increased its milk price by 31.4%, or 11ppl since 1 March
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NewsMorrisons unveils new sustainability incentive for its livestock farmers
The scheme builds on the retailer’s commitment last March for its 3,000 UK farmers and growers to achieve net zero status by 2030
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NewsTesco extends egg supplier contracts amid mounting financial concerns
The deals would secure supply amid ’challenging market conditions’, Tesco said
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NewsCalls for retailers to pay more for chicken reflected in price increases
Assosia data shows significant retail price inflation in the category since the turn of the year
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NewsTributes paid as Leaf CEO Caroline Drummond dies aged 58
Drummond was well known as a passionate advocate for sustainable food production
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NewsCranswick sales top £2bn as it slams ‘muted’ government response to pig crisis
The pig and poultry giant saw revenues rise by 5.8% in the 12 months to 26 March
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NewsMüller Milk & Ingredients replaces CEO Jon Jenkins with new leadership duo
Liam McNamara and Rob Hutchison have both been promoted to the joint leadership of the dairy giant
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NewsCo-op invests £19m in pig pricing, and urges mults to do more on sourcing
The retailer has committed to pay its pig farmers above the cost of production, while also calling on other retailers to improve British sourcing
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Comment & OpinionImpossible has hit the UK. But with inflation soaring, is it right product, wrong time?
Has the pioneering fake meat brand already missed the boat in the UK?
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s belated support package for pig farmers is welcome. But is it enough to rescue the sector?
Tesco clarified that £3.4m had already been passed on to farmers since March
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NewsTesco unveils £6.6m cash injection for struggling pig farmers
The retailer said the investment took the amount it had given in additional payments to producers to £10m since March
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NewsGeraint Davies made interim chair of Commons Efra Committee
Davies, who represents the Swansea West constituency, said he was “honoured” to have been elected
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NewsEgg shortages on the way, no-show supermarkets are warned
Absent supermarket representatives were replaced with cardboard cutouts at the summit, held in the midst of a crippling feed cost crisis
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NewsZoe Davies to step down as head of the National Pig Association
Davies joined the trade body 14 years ago and has spent the past eight as its CEO
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NewsHeck posts growth but warns of future impact from rising costs
The North Yorkshire-based supplier saw year-on-year turnover rise by just over £1.6m to £27.7m
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NewsFarmgate milk prices soar – but ‘still not enough’ to offset costs
A growing number of dairy farmers are warning price increases are failing to keep up with soaring input costs
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NewsNPA calls out Tesco over lack of support for pig producers
The trade body has written an open letter to Tesco CEO Ken Murphy in a bid to attract financial support for hard-up producers
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NewsCandidates line up to replace Parish as Efra Committee chair
Parish announced he would step down as an MP last Sunday, in the wake of a porn scandal
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NewsWaitrose adds £16m to support package for its pig farmers
The retailer said the pledge would cover the full cost of rearing and producing pigs across its 250 supplying farms – including labour, feed, and fuel