All Sourcing articles – Page 165
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NewsFirst Milk and Adams Foods forge major cheese partnership
Adams Foods and First Milk have forged a long-term strategic partnership that will see them establish a major new integrated supply chain for hard cheese in the UK.
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NewsEblex poised to launch halal lamb assurance
Eblex is launching an assurance scheme for halal meat in a bid to create greater transparency around standards and make it easier for UK producers to export halal products.
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NewsVillage of Stilton loses bid to make Stilton cheese
Cheesemakers in the parish of Stilton have suffered a major setback in their efforts to be allowed to call their cheese Stilton, with Defra rejecting their application.
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NewsTesco trials dairy group model with cheese producers
Tesco is extending its Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group model to cheese producers for the first time, in a trial kicking off next month.
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NewsAsda cuts Silver Spoon to make Whitworths its main sugar brand
Asda is dropping Silver Spoon as its main sugar brand and switching most of its branded business to rival Whitworths.
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NewsSeventh cheesemaker approved to join ranks of Stilton producers
The exclusive club of the UK’s Stilton makers has opened its doors to a new member for the first time in eight years, with Hartington Creamery becoming only the seventh supplier to be approved.
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NewsTesco to pay farmers more for milk
Tesco is to increase the milk price paid to dairy farmers by 1.02 pence per litre to reflect the increased cost of cattle feed.
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NewsCranswick sales rise but pig prices weigh on profits
Cranswick has reported strong sales of fresh pork and bacon during the first half of its financial year, but warned profitability is under pressure from record pig prices and higher-than-expected start-up costs for its new pastry facility.
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NewsTB-resistant dairy cows could fight disease threat
Farmers may be able to breed TB-resistant cows in a groundbreaking new project developed for the dairy industry.
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NewsCheese importer Bradburys brings Vrysaki Cypriot Halloumi to UK
Continental cheese specialist Bradburys has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Cypriot Halloumi supplier Vrysaki.
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News2 Sisters fined £112,500 for flouting FSA shelf-life guidance
Poultry giant 2 Sisters Food Group has been fined over £110,000 for giving chicken products four days’ extra shelf life, thereby increasing the risk of botulism to consumers.
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NewsFonterra and Danone lock horns over whey protein recall
Fonterra is locked in a dispute resolution process with Danone following its precautionary recall of whey protein concentrate in August, the New Zealand dairy giant has confirmed.
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Analysis & FeaturesOats bonanza in England pushing down prices
Good news for fans of porridge and other oats-based winter warmers….
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NewsTop fruit crop beautiful but trade is urged to 'buy ugly too'
Apple growers are urging retailers and consumers to continue supporting ‘ugly’ fruit and veg…
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ProfilesFish sustainability: are catch-share schemes the answer?
Could a catch-share scheme offering consumers under-utilised species they fillet themselves be a route to sustainability?…
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NewsFinlay replaces Sainsbury's tea contract with herbal & fruit
Finlay Beverages has secured a new supply deal with Sainsbury’s, two years after losing a 100-year-old tea contract with …
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NewsHalal meat sector could get own assurance scheme
The halal meat sector could soon get its own assurance scheme, with red meat levy body Eblex currently working on draft proposals ahead of an industry meeting next month.
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NewsSuper-sweet Maggie tomato set for Europe
A new super-sweet tomato, developed by the Israel-based seed specialist behind the cherry tomato, is heading for Europe…
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Comment & OpinionIs your business Open to Export? If so, UKTI wants to help you
It’s a startling statistic. Only 10% of the UK’s small and medium-sized food and drink enterprises export abroad…
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NewsCranswick adds 3,000 sows to British pig herd
Cranswick has bolstered its British pig herd with the purchase of two existing production units totalling 3,000 sows…