All Sourcing articles – Page 66
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NewsWaitrose commits to zero deforestation sourcing as part of new sustainability strategy
It has also vowed to source all key raw materials in its own-band products from more sustainable or recycled sourced by 2025
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NewsConsultation reveals fresh concerns about Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel
As part of the consultation, 77% of respondents reported that the MSC’s use of the term ‘sustainable’ was not appropriate or in line with market expectations
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis join with WWF for conservation projects in UK and India
The partnership will see Waitrose’s parent company invest £2m to fund ecosystem protection and regeneration projects in Norfolk and western Tamil Nadu
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NewsMeadow Foods sets out ambition to lead decarbonisation of dairy industry
Since 2018, Meadow Foods has worked with its farmers to reduce carbon footprints by 21%
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NewsLidl makes 100% free-range egg commitment
The discounter has said it will phase out caged egg sales by the end of 2024
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NewsCurrency jitters could worsen pork supply woes even as exports rebound
The warnings come as overseas sales revive to near pre-Brexit levels
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NewsFalling pound is ‘bad news’ for Fairtrade farmers and shoppers
A weak currency would mean ‘additional exchange rate costs’ for the UK’s food imports
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NewsMorrisons rebrands full organic range in StormBrands team-up
The new branding is around the campaign “Let’s Eat Better Together” chosen in an attempt to move Morrisons organic to a more future-focussed perspective
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NewsGrowers call for seasonal visa clarity as Defra denies ELMS to be scrapped
The government must act on Liz Truss’s pre-election promises by rapidly expanding the seasonal workers scheme, growers have urged
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NewsEgg producers still ‘seeing little benefit’ from soaring price inflation
It comes despite price hikes of as much as 75p per pack on some free-range egg lines since April
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NewsCo-op announces support for apple growers following extreme weather
Following the extreme weather and drought conditions in much of the UK, many farmers are facing a smaller crop this year, according to the retailer
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NewsSBTi takes on farming-based emissions with new guidance
The new guidance will help businesses target the 22% of emissions that ‘had not been addressed before’, said the global environmental standards body
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NewsYeo Valley completes solar energy project at Newton Abbot manufacturing facility
The project will reduce the yoghurt supplier’s emissions by 400 tonnes a year
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NewsAlpro bears brunt of price hikes across dairy alternatives
Some key dairy alternative lines have seen price increases of almost a fifth since August
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NewsWyke Farms launches carbon neutral Ivy’s cheddar launches into Tesco
In the first major UK supermarket listing for the product, the cheese went on sale in Tesco on 12 September
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NewsWaitrose launches major brand refresh pushing quality and sourcing credentials
Last week Waitrose reported in the six months to July, customer numbers increased by 6%, but its like-for-like sales fell by 5% to £3.6bn
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NewsRice markets rocked by South Asian floods and export curbs
The UK is likely to escape the worst of any supply logjam as basmati is unaffected
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is dairy (still) meeting the sustainability challenge?
Wrap research suggests around 85 million pints of milk waste may be as a result of shoppers sticking to use-by dates
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NewsNPA calls for more support for British pig industry due to successive crises
The industry has had seven successive quarters of negative margins meaning producers have collectively lost £600m since the autumn of 2020, AHDB estimated
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NewsLong Clawson Dairy launches stilton push with first branded line
The Leicestershire-based cheesemaker will launch its 1912 Artisan Stilton brand into larger Tesco stores nationwide from next week