All Sourcing articles – Page 127
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NewsPotato supplier Branston rolls purple variety into Tesco
It’s part of the company’s new Seasonal Spuds initiative, which will introduce shoppers to new types of potato
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NewsFreshways cuts milk price and extends terms in response to coronavirus
The supplier is to extend terms to 45 days to ease cashflow worries
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NewsMoy Park advertises hundreds of temp roles in bid to meet coronavirus demand
The temporary roles will be particularly targeted at hospitality workers due to their hygiene and food safety training
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NewsCoronavirus: EU border restrictions are disrupting food supplies
More than a dozen EU countries have introduced border controls to try and stem the spread of coronavirus
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NewsTech startup launches ‘fully-traceable’ livestock marketplace app
The free app helps farmers supply to retailer specifications more accurately
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NewsSupermarkets slammed over impact of farmed fish on ocean ecosystem
Retailers are not taking sufficient action to reduce the impact on ocean ecosystems, according to new research
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Comment & OpinionHow apps with purpose can ease pressure on global food and drink supply chains
Apps can help cut food waste and point consumers to more ethical products, says Amanda Glasgow, creative director EMEA at Appnovation
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NewsMeat sector calls for relaxation of rules to meet coronavirus demand
Processors are calling for ’pragmatism’ over the relaxation of some regulations to ensure continuity of supply
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NewsFirst Milk makes grazing pledge of 120 days a year
It will require farmers to commit to grazing cows outside for a minimum six hours a day for 120 days each year
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Comment & OpinionA valuable new scientific tool in the fight against food fraud
Testing methods are becoming simpler and less expensive, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science
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NewsCoronavirus: Importers face difficulties sourcing food from Italy
Italy has reported more than 3,000 cases of coronavirus, concentrated in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto
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Comment & OpinionDispatches’ ‘Truth About Your Coffee’ offers bleak insight into child labour
One 12-year-old boy carried a 50lb sack to earn less than £2 during a nine-hour work day
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NewsPoultry sector faces £15m staff costs under new immigration rules
British Poultry Council CEO Richard Griffiths has warned the new rules ‘will have an impact on the cost of production’
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NewsSupermarkets sell out of hand sanitiser amid coronavirus panic-buying
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose currently have no hand sanitiser SKUs available to buy online
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Comment & OpinionThe coronavirus outbreak proves we can’t put all our faith in food imports
An adviser to the Chancellor has claimed the food sector isn’t ‘critically important’ to the UK – but we mustn’t turn to 100% imported food
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NewsUK negotiating mandate for EU trade talks missing vital details, warns industry
Boris Johnson’s negotiating position is missing essential details on minimising border controls and potential disruptions from next year, industry figures have claimed…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Kellogg’s is shaking up its global palm oil strategy
After pressure from two orangutan-loving schoolgirls, the supplier set itself a 2025 deadline for more ethical palm oil
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NewsG’s warns of slavery risk amid new immigration laws and GLAA funding cuts
The grower said anti-slavery watchdog the GLAA was struggling to carry out its remit due to a lack of funding
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NewsWaitrose claims first British asparagus crop of season
The supermarket started stocking the veg on 26 February
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NewsNespresso investigates coffee supply following child labour accusations
Channel 4’s Dispatches says it will expose coffee farms paying children less than £5 to work eight-hour days