Richard Ford
Richard is deputy fresh foods editor at The Grocer, assisting section editor Julia Glotz. He covers the retail fresh foods sector, including meat, fish, fruit & veg and eggs, as well as relevant issues in the agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture industries. He also assists Julia in production of the annual Dairymen and Meat, Fish & Poultry supplements.
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NewsNestlé offers a more indulgent Ski range
Nestlé is giving Ski an indulgent twist with the launch of Ski Sensations – a more luxurious, cream-based dessert…
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G's Fresh wins Holland & Barrett listing for PWR+
G’s Fresh has won its first mainstream retail listing for its PWR+ sports drink…
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Dairy UK unveils education initiative
Dairy UK is to launch a new initiative to educate consumers about the overall benefits of dairy products…
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Rachel's runs Royal Doulton promo on Greek Style Natural
Rachel’s has teamed up with Royal Doulton to launch a new on-pack promotion for its Greek Style Natural yoghurts…
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Citrus black spot: EC urged to do more to combat disease
EU fruit growers have called on Brussels to step up efforts to prevent citrus black spot disease spreading to Europe…
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M&S secures first of this year's Jersey Royal potatoes
M&S has become the first of the mults to stock this year’s indoor-grown Jersey Royal potatoes…
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Highland Game hits English Sainsbury's
Highland Game has massively expanded listings of its added-value venison products in Sainsbury’s…
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Saucy Fish Co hits US
US shoppers will get their first taste of The Saucy Fish Co as the Grimsby-based brand gets set to launch into US…
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Funky Fish success boosts Young's growth
The Funky Fish Kitchen is on track to hit £10m in sales within a year of launch…
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Starbucks UK rejects calls to use 100% organic milk
Starbucks UK has said it has no plans to switch its milk supply to 100% organic following calls for Starbucks US to ditch conventional milk to ensure GM-free milk supply
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Morrisons slashes milk price to 24p a pint
The supermarket milk price wars have reached new heights after Morrisons slashed the price of two litres of milk down to just 84p this morning.
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High protein diet could increase threat of cancer, study warns
A diet rich in animal protein could be as harmful to human health as smoking, scientists have warned….
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Spring milk flush 'will not mean price collapse'
British milk production was at its highest in 18 years in December 2013…
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Young's CEO Leendert den Hollander resigns
Young’s Seafood has announced its CEO, Leendert den Hollander, is leaving the company.
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The Happy Egg Co marks a million boxes sold in the US
The Happy Egg Co is celebrating the sale of more than one million boxes of a dozen eggs in the US…
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Danone tempts foodies with plain Danio yoghurt
Danone is looking to push its Danio yoghurt as an ingredient in cooking through the launch of a new plain variant…
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Pork exports back to levels before foot and mouth
UK pork exports reached their highest volumes in 14 years in 2013…
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Fairtrade blasts Morrisons and Aldi for banana price wars
Retailers have hit back at the Fairtrade Foundation after it blamed UK price wars for putting the squeeze on banana produc…
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Kerry targets burger fans with chilled Richmond pork products
Kerry Foods is hoping to build trust in the burger category with the launch of the first burgers under its Richmond brand…
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Harris + Hoole coffee chain to add 500 staff in expansion
Harris + Hoole, the coffee chain part owned by Tesco, is to embark on a major expansion in the South East.
