All articles by Kevin White – Page 75
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NewsMüller’s Milk & More delivery service in growth for first time
The once heavily loss-making service has attracted 75,000 new online customers this year
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NewsTight turkey supplies push wholesale prices up 20% this Christmas
Wholesale prices paid by some independent butchers and foodservice operators were as much as 20% higher than last year
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NewsVeganuary targets 350,000 sign-ups as film stars join campaign
The campaign will be in its seventh year in 2020
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NewsFSA chair Heather Hancock to step down next year
She will leave the regulator next October to take over as the new master of St John’s College, Cambridge
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NewsQuorn’s long-serving CEO Kevin Brennan to step down
Brennan will be replaced by Marco Bertacca, who joins from Philippines-based Alaska Milk Corporation
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NewsWyke Farms launches fixed price milk contract as part of Lidl cheese deal
The arrangement follows a similar move by Müller for milk last year as part of its supply deal with Lidl
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NewsMüller appoints new directors to lead own label and branded yoghurt businesses
Müller Yogurt & Desserts has appointed Jonathan Piper and David Hollins to new positions heading up the two divisions
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NewsMeatless Farm Co hires ex-Lidl CEO Jesper Højer as new chairman
The Dane stood down as Lidl’s CEO in April
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Analysis & FeaturesLamb prices likely to remain high into 2020
The average GB deadweight lamb price rose by 3.5% in one week, from 16 November to 23 November
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NewsHigher risk of single-mutation ‘hypervirulent’ superbugs revealed
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have warned far more bacteria than previously thought are one step away from mutating
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NewsUpfield revives I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter brand name after two-year gap
The name was ditched in 2017 and replaced with I Can’t Believe it’s So Good
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Comment & OpinionMeat documentary failed to play up benefits of UK’s sustainable farming systems
The NFU described the documentary as “the best advert” for sustainable production systems
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NewsHighland Game secures new Gousto and wholesale supply deals
The agreements are worth almost £2m to the wild game supplier
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NewsDanish Crown sees profits surge as ASF tightens global pork market
The meat processor saw operating profits before special items grow by 21% during the 2018/19 financial year
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NewsBeyond Meat weighs up move into mince with UK trademark
The owner of the Beyond Burger filed an application on 7 November for the Beyond Mince name
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NewsMüller to ditch plastic straws following children’s campaign
The move follows a campaign by Glasgow schoolchildren over the environmental impact of plastic straws
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NewsTulip loses £24m in final year under Danish Crown ownership
Sales continued falling at the pork processor amid turbulent trading conditions
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NewsStartup launches environmentally-friendly traceable meat box
Happy Meat is claiming its meat boxes have a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to standard beef
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NewsPoundland, B&M and Home Bargains slammed for selling caged hen eggs
All the UK’s major supermarkets have either stopped selling eggs from caged hens or pledged to go cage-free
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NewsKers plays down Singh rift rumours as 2 Sisters profits rise
Kers insisted the pair work ‘closely together’ leveraging each other’s strengths