All articles by Kevin White – Page 50
-
Comment & OpinionBoris Johnson is alienating industry with casual disregard – next he’ll be alienating voters
The pig sector has reacted with fury over the PM’s dismissal of the growing backlog of pigs on farms caused by the labour crisis
-
NewsPuffin Produce claims UK first with carbon neutral potato launch
The supplier will launch its Root Zero potatoes into 200 Co-op stores across the UK next week
-
NewsBritish pork sector needs supermarket support to clear pig backlog says NPA
Supermarkets are decreasing British pork facings while the industry is in crisis
-
NewsWelsh milk to be bottled in Wales with launch of startup Pembrokeshire Creamery
The business, which is backed by the directors of veg supplier Puffin Produce, hopes to start bottling next year
-
NewsCoYo to disappear from UK shelves as licensing agreement ends
Co-founder Bethany Eaton said she had terminated the licensing agreement with CoYo’s Australian owners after a decade
-
NewsPoultry sector warns it may be ‘too late’ to avoid Christmas shortages, despite visa scheme
The government has announced a three-month scheme for 5,500 poultry workers to ensure processors can maintain turkey supplies
-
NewsAsda and Sainsbury’s logistics partner EVCL Chill placed into administration
Administrator PwC said the business had been impacted by contract losses and the HGV crisis
-
NewsSainsbury’s and Asda set to take at-risk EVCL Chill logistics operation in-house
The logistics provider is rumoured to be on the brink of entering administration
-
NewsPig sector still struggling with backlog, despite deal to restart CO2 production
National Pig Association CEO Zoe Davies has warned the threat of culling healthy animals on backlogged farms is “still there”
-
NewsCF Industries to restart CO2 gas production following government agreement
A halt in production last week led to warnings a CO2 gas supply crisis could “dwarf” the one seen in 2018
-
Comment & OpinionThe food industry can’t rely on outside help to solve CO2 crisis
It’s becoming clear the UK’s CO2 gas supply chain remains in a parlous state, and very few lessons appear to have been learnt from the last crisis
-
NewsAlmost 100,000 pigs backlogged on farms as CO2 shortages compound impact of labour crisis
National Pig Association CEO Zoe Davies said producers were now having to consider on-farm culling due to the crisis
-
NewsMeat sector making progress on carbon targets: Wrap
The food waste charity’s first update on its Meat in a Net Zero World project showed “the need for change was widely recognised”
-
NewsFood sector on brink of another CO2 gas crisis amid soaring energy prices
The British Poultry Council warned the latest shortages of the gas could “dwarf” those that almost brought the sector to a halt in 2018
-
Comment & OpinionJohnson’s cabinet reshuffle isn’t enough to allay the fears of an industry in crisis
Despite headline-grabbing appointments and sackings, there is still little clarity on the government’s plans to tackle the labour crisis
-
NewsMüller bounces back into black after several years of losses
The dairy giant posted an operating profit of £17.2m last year, according to its latest accounts
-
NewsNestlé in second attempt to crack vegan market with revival of Garden Gourmet brand
The fmcg giant will bring its revamped brand back to UK retailers on 20 September
-
NewsBel expands Boursin range with new hot cheese variant
The NPD is available in red pepper and mushroom variants and will start to roll out in October
-
InterviewsHow Ash Amirahmadi has steered Arla through crisis after crisis
Arla Foods’ UK MD has seen the company through Brexit, cost-cutting and Covid – on top of a challenging liquid milk market
-
Analysis & FeaturesFive ways the dairy industry is boosting its sustainability credentials
How is the dairy sector working to improve its impact on the environment?