All Sourcing articles – Page 158
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NewsUK to produce an extra 1.4bn litres of milk a year
Britain’s dairy farmers are on course to produce an additional 1.4 billion litres a year of milk within five years…
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NewsTesco blames wrong signage for salmon marketed as Scottish
Tesco has blamed “wrongly placed” signs for a mix-up that resulted in Norwegian farmed salmon being promoted as Scottish in some of its stores.
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NewsFeedNavigator.com website targets the animal feed sector
Feed manufacturers have a brand new online resource from this week with the launch of FeedNavigator.com
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NewsHovis to switch back to 100% British wheat
Hovis is returning to using 100% British wheat – but has admitted it may at times be forced to switch to imports…
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NewsJJ Foodservice plots London expansion with two new depots
JJ Foodservice is to open two new depots this year as it looks to grow its business and satisfy increasing demand…
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NewsMackerel fishing deal settles EU dispute with Faroes
The European Union and Norway have brokered a breakthrough deal with the Faroe Islands in their long-running dispute over mackerel fishing.
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NewsUK organic market returns to growth
The UK’s organic market returned back to growth in 2013 after four years of falling sales, the Soil Association’s latest a…
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NewsAlbert Bartlett enters Middle East joint venture
Scottish potato giant Albert Bartlett is entering the Middle East with a new joint venture in Abu Dhabi….
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NewsUrban Eat enters mainstream c-store sector with Kerryfresh deal
A sandwich brand with a cult following among students is pushing into the mainstream convenience marke…
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NewsCo-op stripped of chicken welfare award
The Co-operative Food’s ethical credentials have been dealt a blow after the retailer was stripped of a major chicken welfare award.
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Analysis & FeaturesSpring milk flush 'will not mean price collapse'
British milk production was at its highest in 18 years in December 2013…
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NewsTesco milk price cut sends ‘wrong signal’, farmers warn
Farmer leaders have blasted Tesco’s decision to slash the price of four pints of milk to £1, saying the move sends the “wrong signal”.
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NewsBoparan defends Tesco over chicken sourcing issue
Ranjit Singh Boparan urged farmers to be patient and not to expect moves to 100% British overnight…
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NewsSupermarket chicken to undergo new campylobacter tests
The FSA is to test 4,000 supermarket chickens over the next 12 months as part of a major new survey to assess levels of campylobacter contamination in the UK.
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NewsSupermarkets are the solution, not the problem: Boparan
Farmers should see supermarkets not as a problem but “the solution,” Ranjit Singh Boparan has said.
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NewsFishermen appeal for same help as farmers after storms
Help for fishermen battered by an “unprecedented” succession of storms is on the agenda today at a meeting between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and fisheries minister George Eustice.
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NewsScottish seafood gets £700,000 funding boost
The Scottish government is to invest £700,000 in the Scottish seafood sector.
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NewsSupermarkets can still do more to back British food: Kendall
Supermarkets should respond to steady consumer support of British food by increasing their support for it, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
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NewsUK food security needs long-term strategy, says NFU’s Kendall
The UK urgently needs a long-term food strategy to ensure its food security and boost the global competitiveness of UK food and farming.
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NewsUK to lead food fraud fight with €12m EU project
A major new pan-European project to tackle food fraud is launching this week under the leadership of the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).