All Sourcing articles – Page 7
-
Comment & OpinionYour Voice: regen ag, heatwave supply and Hovis Bakeries
FAIRR’s research suggested only a low percentage of businesses are setting targets or reporting on regenerative agriculture
-
NewsEnvironmental groups slam JBS for abandoning climate goal
The business said it was ‘not walking away’ but strengthening its framework so its goals ‘better reflect where we can take direct action, measure progress consistently, and hold ourselves accountable’
-
NewsWorld Cup: Norway stocks up on seafood ahead of England game
England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents Norway have stocked up on their viral seafood supply ahead of Saturday’s showdown
-
NewsMorrisons launches international sourcing arm to boost overseas revenue
Myton International comes as part of a broader push to increase the number of retailers to whom Morrisons supplies products
-
NewsGrowers facing ‘extremely challenging’ weather as crops suffer
Rapid fluctuations in temperature from around 10°C on cooler days to highs of 34°C are causing issues on farms including scorching produce and shutting down growth, growers have warned
-
NewsFairburn’s Eggs betting big on free-range and organic
The Lincolnshire-based producer said its ‘strategic move’ from cage to free-range and organic eggs lifted its gross profit percentage from 10.6% to 11.1%
-
NewsGlobal cage-free egg transition is gaining pace, Compassion in World Farming says
The animal rights charity’s analysis of 852 commitments found the average cage-free transition stood at 85%
-
News2 Sisters Food Group appoints meal division development director
The new hire joins the poultry giant from Greencore-owned convenience food producer Bakkavor
-
NewsSpam launches Gochujang variant into Asda
Spam Gochujang contains a shoulder pork and leg ham with fermented spicy red chilli paste
-
NewsWaitrose beef supplier’s profit falls as it warns of production ‘deterrent’
Dovecote Park’s pre-tax profit fell 18.6% despite surging turnover as it warned government policy was acting as a ‘deterrent’ to UK beef production
-
NewsNew project explores whether beans and lentils could future‑proof UK farming
The research focuses on a central question: ’what would make edible legumes a more viable and attractive option within Norfolk farming systems?’
-
Comment & Opinion‘Made in Britain’ labels are no substitute for farming policy
In a return to the old political battleground of food labels, more than 40 MPs have called for the government to require clearer country-of-origin labelling on a wider range of meat products
-
NewsFramptons bounces back into black with £1.1m pre-tax profit
Framptons attributed the turnaround to a year of ‘delivery and stabilisation’, achieved in the wake of restructuring efforts implemented by its parent company Swedish investment fund Profura
-
Comment & OpinionWhy livestock feed is the next frontier for Scope 3 reduction
As Scope 3 targets tighten, the carbon hidden in livestock feed can no longer be ignored, says Dr Andrew Pine, business manager at UFAC
-
Comment & OpinionGreenwashing at Groundswell: has regen-ag been hijacked?
No longer the preserve of idealistic farmers, regenerative agriculture is now firmly on the agenda in boardrooms across the food chain
-
NewsNew measures agreed to curb Russia’s exploitation of mackerel stocks
Members of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission voted to restrict Russia’s mackerel catch after it unilaterally decided to raise its quota to 67,548 tonnes
-
NewsBritish apple sales to retailers surging, says British Apples & Pears
The organisation said total British apple sales from September to June reached 138,823t
-
NewsFormer Müller Yoghurt boss joins St Ewe Free Range Eggs as chairman
Cook brings over two decades of board-level experience across major global food and drinks brands with him
-
NewsWidening ‘credibility gap’ emerging in corporate regenerative farming claims, report warns
The global investor network found many regenerative farming programmes were contradictory and patchy in their coverage when compared with results from 2023
-
NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’