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NewsPlummeting wholesale pig prices not showing up on supermarket shelves
Whilst the average price paid by abattoirs for pigs in the UK has collapsed 14.2% year on year, according to AHDB, The Grocer’s own analysis shows the average retail pork price has risen 5.8%
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NewsHeatwave shows need for food business resilience: Riverford
The organic vegetable box company said industry had to take practical steps to protect works, produce and customers during periods of intense heat
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Comment & OpinionBest in class: what sets the best fmcg suppliers apart?
Companies including Warburtons, Heineken and Unilever Homecare have topped the highly respected Advantage Buyer Survey
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NewsHouseholds waste hundreds a year throwing away fresh food, Nomad Foods says
The multinational’s second annual Frozen In Focus report revealed 50% of households were discarding fresh vegetables monthly
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NewsTesco goes cage-free across own-brand shell and ingredient eggs in UK & Ireland
It means Tesco has fulfilled the commitment it made in 2016 and follows similar proclamations made by Asda and Lidl this earlier this year
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NewsSoil degradation supercharging UK household food price pressures, new analysis warns
NGO Save Soil said degraded soils were increasing the severity of supply shocks by making farms less resilient to drought, heatwaves and flooding
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NewsYazoo owner FrieslandCampina sees revenue surge over £10m
The Dutch dairy co-operative’s British arm credited its drinks portfolio, and a ‘seasonal milk flush’, with boosting turnover 8.2%
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NewsDelamere teams up with Swizzels to launch new flavoured milks range
Available in Premier, Londis, Budgens and Go Local from July, the new Delamere & Swizzels range features three flavours
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NewsCost of NPM changes much higher than government assessment, finds Oxford Economics
The FDF said the findings reflected a ‘massive underestimation’ of the time required to interpret and implement the changes
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NewsMajority of high-risk suppliers to UK retail lack worker grievance systems
Sustainability data platform EcoVadis found 56% of high-risk suppliers to UK retail and consumer goods companies provided no formal channels for staff safely report issues including unpaid wages, harassment and forced labour
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Comment & OpinionAdvantage Survey shows supplier shortfalls but retail misses too
There will doubtless be great interest in the list of category and competency winners, but it’s the assessment of supplier capabilities in the broader sense that is of most value
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Analysis & FeaturesAdvantage Survey: what do retailers really think of suppliers?
For the first time, the results of Advantage Group’s survey of retailers have been made public – and they make tough reading for many suppliers. Where are they falling down? And how can they improve?
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NewsWaitrose invests in unhomogenised milk after sales boom
Waitrose said the decision to install new milk tanks responded to surging demand for unhomogenised milk
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NewsBread & Jam Festival celebrates 10 years with new investment competition
Bread Winner is a seven-round pitching competition to ‘find the ultimate fmcg challenger brand with the most potential’
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NewsCampaigners call on Sainsbury’s to ban herbicide paraquat from supply chain
Pesticide Action Network UK launched a social media campaign against the supermarket yesterday (17 June)
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NewsFarming income figures mask problems facing the sector
Defra data showed the £1.4bn (20.5%) rise in the nation’s total income from farming was driven by two sectors: beef and dairy
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NewsFSA given government funds to launch new mandatory health targets
The FSA said today the DHSC was providing the funds after concerns were raised that the watchdog did not have the resources to take on the major new role
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NewsBritish consumers concerned about production standards of imported food, Red Tractor says
Some 39% of people surveyed by Red Tractor said imports should be clearly labelled, with just 2% believing they should be allowed without restriction
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NewsEatlean Protein launches ‘first of its kind’ High Fibre Cheese Bites
Launching 29 June, the business said the High Fibre Cheese Bites (rsp: £1.65/20g) responded to the fast-growing demand for fibre
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News‘Instagrammable’ sushi sales booming in UK, Seafish research reveals
According to the organisation’s Sushi in Multiple Retail 2026 report, sushi sales surged 13.6% in value and 2.9% in volume in the year to May, with sales worth £228m and 11,280 tonnes shifted