All Sourcing articles – Page 161
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NewsLakeland and Fane create dairy and agri powerhouse with mergers
Irish milk processor Lakeland Dairies has partnered with fellow co-operative Fane Valley to create two joint venture businesses with combined revenues of £605m.
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NewsTesco agrees to clarify lamb origin on label
Tesco has agreed to change the labelling of a New Zealand lamb product marketed on its website…
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NewsDairy industry code defended despite milk price crisis
The architects of the dairy industry’s voluntary code of practice have insisted it is working…
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News#NoLambWeek boycott threatens to withhold UK lamb from retailers
A group of disgruntled Welsh farmers has launched a campaign to withhold lamb supplies to supermarkets for a week
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Analysis & FeaturesAre French-style farmer protests about to hit the UK?
Pigs running around supermarkets may be off the agenda, but an air of resignation could yet turn into something more militant
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Analysis & FeaturesTea suppliers soaking up two-year price high
Suppliers are paying a two-year high for Kenyan tea – but deep discounting means shoppers are not splashing out any extra…
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NewsRabobank report reveals slowdown in dairy company growth
The world’s biggest dairy companies experienced a significant slowdown in their growth last year, according to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Top 20.
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NewsAnimal welfare top of food & drink ethical concerns
Animal welfare is the top ethical concern for consumers when it comes to their food and drink, according to new research
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NewsFarmers for Action to 'name and shame' supermarkets
Lobby group Farmers for Action (FFA) is planning to “name and shame” supermarkets who don’t pay fairly for milk, and has n…
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NewsAsda, Morrisons and Co-op disclose full fisheries data
Asda, The Co-op and Morrisons have claimed a UK first by publishing the full list of fisheries they source from
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NewsSeafood traceability scheme planned for UK auctions and ports
The traceability credentials of British seafood supply chains are set to be boosted by a new scheme to improve standards
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Analysis & FeaturesPepper prices hit all-time high as meat consumption soars
Global pepper prices have reached an all-time high having followed an upward trend for the past six years
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NewsMeat industry blasts retailers over listings of imported lamb
The UK meat industry has slammed retailers for continuing to stock imported lamb as UK farmgate prices crash.
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NewsTesco alone in review of milk pool farmer pricing
Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have insisted they will not follow Tesco’s lead in reviewing their aligned pools
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NewsAsda commits to UK lamb sourcing
The retailer said that from mid-July, it will guarantee that 100% of lamb loins, boned out leg joints, half legs and lamb on sale in its stores will be UK-sourced
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NewsTesco sets chicken suppliers 5% campylobacter target
Tesco is stepping up its efforts to fight campylobacter with a tough new contamination target for its fresh chicken suppliers.
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NewsCampylobacter: FSA board rejects plans to tell consumers where to shop
The Food Standards Agency has backed away from controversial proposals to tell consumers where to buy chicken based on campylobacter rates.
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NewsAldi signs NFU pledge on fair treatment of fruit & veg growers
Aldi has become the first UK retailer to sign up to the National Farmers’ Union’s fruit and veg pledge
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NewsIran nuclear deal: what are the opportunities for food and drink?
The world is celebrating a breakthrough nuclear deal between Iran, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China today. But what does the lifting of sanctions mean for UK grocery?
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NewsWhat effect is Greek debt crisis having on Britain's buyers?
As pundits debate how best to get the financial wheels turning in Greece, some of the country’s food suppliers are just as concerned with lorry wheels.