All Sourcing articles – Page 135
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NewsCoronavirus: GLAA allows temporary licences to help food sector
The authority will let firms not currently sourcing labour for food businesses to do so for up to three months
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NewsFood labelling materials running ‘critically low’, warn packaging suppliers
Allergen labelling could be at risk Food labelling could run out ‘within weeks’ because raw ingredients are being diverted into hand sanitisers, packaging manufacturers have warned. Hand sanitiser and inks for food labelling rely on the same supplies of ethanol, but the surge in demand for sanitiser ...
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NewsCoronavirus: Egg prices could rise amid ‘stretched’ supply chain
Feed costs have risen by 10%, which may see hikes passed on to consumers, producers have warned
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NewsCoronavirus: Beef processors face profit squeeze over carcase balance
While shoppers have been stocking up on beef, they have avoided more expensive cuts of beef
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NewsFreshways signs Morrisons milk supply deal
The processor, a big player in foodservice, has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis
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NewsArla axes quarter of products to maintain supplies
Arla cut its core own-label milk range from 13 SKUs down to six following the panic buying of a fortnight ago
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NewsCoronavirus: Müller seeking up to 300 workers to cope with ‘strong’ demand
It is seeking extra staff amid high demand for its fresh milk, yoghurts and butter, as well as its delivery arm
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NewsPackaging supply starts to creak under soaring demand
Many food and drink manufacturers have increased production by as much as 50%
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NewsGlobal coronavirus lockdowns set to hit vegetable supplies
India announced a “complete” lockdown on Wednesday. The country is the UK’s main supplier of vegetables such as baby sweetcorn, chillies and okra
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NewsGreengrocer Reynolds reports 95% drop in business
The pandemic has seen its foodservice and out-of-home customers shut down their operations
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NewsCoronavirus: Government exempts factory canteens from lockdown ban
The move has been welcomed by meat sector bodies, who warned the rule would force workers into busy supermarkets
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NewsCoronavirus: produce sector warns of May labour ‘crunch point’
The news comes despite 8,000 applications from British workers in recent days
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NewsCoronavirus: Fairfax Meadow launches new DTC meat delivery service
The wholesale catering butcher is now also supplying into retail, through the Central England Co-op
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NewsCoronavirus: meat sector calls for staff canteens to be exempt from closure
BMPA CEO Nick Allen said the effect of closing these canteens will be to ‘drive thousands of key workers into the shops’
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NewsCoronavirus: FSA warns of staffing pressures in meat plants
The regulator has warned meat processors it would likely experience ’reduced staffing levels for many weeks and months to come’
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NewsTesco sourcing pork from farms with ‘illegal’ standards, says animal rights group
World Animal Protection claims to have found evidence of wrongdoing at three UK farms linked to the retailer
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NewsRed Tractor assurance scheme updates logo in new standards push
The farm assurance scheme will support the relaunch with a £2m marketing campaign
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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