Sustainability news – Page 3
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NewsSainsbury’s and Cranswick sign 10-year meat supply deal with £60m welfare investment
Cranswick will supply all of Sainsbury’s British pork, sausages, premium bacon and gammon and cooked meats with the Sainsbury’s Pork Producer Group
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NewsWoods Foodservice kicks off rollout of electric delivery van fleet
Each vehicle also offers multi-temperature storage, including chilled, ambient, and frozen compartments
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NewsYeo Valley takes first move into meat with launch of organic beef burger
Yeo Valley’s burger launch comes a week after it snapped up yoghurt brand The Collective
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NewsSFI closure ‘crushes all trust’ in Defra, farmers warn
The post-CAP subsidy scheme was closed at short-notice by the government last week
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NewsTinned sardines shortages loom as Morocco supply ‘non-existent’
The majority of the UK’s tinned sardines come from Moroccan waters
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NewsUK contributing to global deforestation as imports stay unregulated
New Global Witness analysis shows deforestation linked to UK imports is continuing to rage on amid regulatory delays
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NewsGlobal banana supply at risk as climate change hits producers
RaboResearch warned the banana supply chain faced significant risks due to yield fluctuations, increased water demand, severe weather events, and heightened disease pressure
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NewsLomond becomes first Scottish wholesaler to achieve B Corp status
Lomond joins more than 2,400 companies in the UK spanning various industries that have also been certified
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NewsWhen in Rome crowdfunds once again to fund ‘pioneering’ wine tech
Sustainable wine startup When in Rome has returned to the crowd as it looks to fund a lower alcohol range and deploy “pioneering” climate technology on its vineyards
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NewsWalsh Mushrooms Group invests £10m in state-of-the-art mushroom facility
Construction on the facility begins next month, with completion expected by the end of the year
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NewsFood and drink companies face massive fines under new greenwashing probe
The sector is on a state of high alert after the CMA this week announced it would put consumer rights and prosecution of unfair activities ‘front and centre’ in the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
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NewsFarmers outraged as key sustainable farming subsidy closed at short notice
The farming sector has been blindsided by the announcement to close applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive
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NewsSupertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas
Greenpeace said trawlers have damaged marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK government having the powers to stop them since Brexit
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NewsAldi to remove plastic sleeves from own-label wine corks
The change comes following a year-long trial
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NewsOlive oil brand Citizens of Soil raises £1.8m to push growth
The brand plans to use the capital injection to launch new products, expand the senior leadership team and turn on the marketing tap to boost brand awareness
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NewsAvara sees losses grow to almost £50m in wake of major restructuring
The business also saw a near 12% fall in turnover, but stressed its restructure now left it with a ’more efficient and productive supply chain’
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NewsNew AI household food waste reduction app Remy acquires rival Kitche to boost user base
Remy – described as an ‘AI-driven, fully automated digital kitchen management app’ – was launched in January
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News‘Irresponsible’ UK fishing quotas lead to Blue Marine court action
Ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation will point to evidence that decades of prioritising short-term commercial considerations has led to the depletion of key species
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NewsIceland Foods EV rollout not ‘happening fast enough’ Richard Walker admits
Walker called on the government to make it easier for retailers to transition their delivery fleets to EVs
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NewsGovernment-backed research hub launches to ‘reshape the UK’s food system’
The Thriving Food Futures project has been awarded funding by UKRI and the NIHR