All Sourcing articles – Page 115
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Tulip to cut 150 jobs in Bodmin as production levels fall
It comes as Young’s Seafood also confirms plans to close its Annan factory
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Tesco to slash supplier numbers in next phase of Reset
The move will see Tesco conduct a sweeping review of its entire supplier base over the next two years
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Foodservice companies urged to improve seafood sourcing
Only a small percentage of foodservice companies had signed up to the Sustainable Seafood Coalition, said its secretariat
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Supermeat & Fish Awards: entry deadline extended
The awards will be part of The Grocer’s programme of events for the first time this year
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Arla to end cheese production in Wales
Up to 154 jobs could be lost as part of a strategic review of its cheesemaking division
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Ornua Foods bounces back into black with £7.1m profit
The dairy co-op saw total revenue hit £319m for the year to 30 December, up 11.6% on the previous year
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Dovecote Park to launch new beef and venison brand
The Waitrose own label beef supplier is launching The Juicy Meat Co this autumn in a bid to target new audiences
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AHDB set to launch £1m Cheeky Beef campaign
Marketing push will launch later this month and target time-short households with a range of 30-minute or less recipes
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Algo-trading is a threat grocery has to take seriously
Markets such as cocoa and coffee are being targeted by short-term investors using computer-driven algorithmic trading, warns Violeta Stevens of Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
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Traidcraft report reveals ‘appalling’ tea worker conditions
Traidcraft has called on big tea brands to be transparent about which Assam tea estates they buy from
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Meat suppliers' trade body AIMS resigns from Red Tractor board
Rift follows disagreement over future direction of Red Tractor, and lack of focus on eating quality by the scheme
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Pork co-op Danish Crown posts 'satisfactory' results
Tulip’s Danish owner increased operating profits before special items by 1.5% year on year to 1,041 million DKK in the first half of the year
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CMA launches probe into proposed Arla-Yeo tie-up
The CMA said it was considering whether the merger would result in a ‘substantial lessening of competition’
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Pig sector successfully reduces antibiotic use by another 28%
The pig industry has hailed the reduction in usage, which has fallen by more than 50% since 2016
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Hard Brexit will cause soaring food prices, warn Lords
New report warns contrast between government confidence and industry concern over Brexit is ‘striking’
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Beyond Meat products could be in Tesco's freezers by July
Industry sources have suggested the meat alternative brand is nearing a deal to supply the supermarket
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British food should be 'number one' after Brexit, says NFU
New government policy should stipulate public bodies should source British food ‘wherever possible’
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Sainsbury's-Asda merger set to spark consolidation in chilled fish
Supermarket business worth up to £600m is potentially up for grabs, according to industry sources
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FSA defends reduction in number of abattoir inspections
An FOI request by The Times found the number of inspections undertaken by the regulator had fallen from 2,917 in 2011 to just 1,725 last year
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Müller to increase milk price for farmers from 1 June
Price rise follows stabilisation of commodity markets and comes as supplier looks to recruit more farmers