All Eggs articles – Page 9
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NewsDefra introduces bird flu prevention zone – but no national housing order
The UK’s chief vets have warned returning migratory birds could bring more disease
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NewsBird flu: urgent calls for housing measures to extend nationwide
Defra introduced regional housing measures in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex on Wednesday
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ReportsRising input costs threaten British eggs
For many years, egg sales enjoyed a bounce from the FSA’s 2017 decision that runny eggs “are suitable for all generations”
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NewsCaustic soda supplies under threat, adding to concerns over CO2 gas supply
Sodium hydroxide is widely used across the food sector
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News2 Sisters hits major high-welfare chicken production milestone
The poultry giant now produces a fifth of its chickens (representing two million birds a week) to the standards of the Better Chicken Commitment
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NewsNoble Foods appoints former Co-op CEO Steve Murrells to board
He will work alongside the board and executive team to guide the business in what ‘continues to be a challenging, but progressive, climate’
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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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Analysis & FeaturesThe yolk of the matter: 10 charts that reveal how Britain likes its eggs
Shoppers want their eggs to come with more than a kiss these days, as our research shows. We’ve cracked open consumer attitudes to eggs to reveal that assurances on Britishness, food safety, animal welfare and quality are of growing importance. So how does Britain like its eggs in 2022?
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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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NewsM&S starts selling slower-reared fresh chicken
The new slower-reared breed follows a multigrain diet, has more space to roam as well as more pecking aids and perches
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NewsNew CO2 gas crisis could cost 2 Sisters £1m extra a week, Ranjit Singh Boparan warns
It comes as the UK’s main gas supplier CF Fertilisers announced plans to close its Billingham site last week
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NewsBirds Eye expands frozen chicken lineup with new world cuisine range
The NPD will go on sale nationwide in Sainsbury’s from 19 September in two variants ‘inspired by the tastes of Italy and Mexico’
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NewsUK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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NewsMoy Park sees near 60% profit slump amid ‘challenging headwinds’
The Northern Ireland-based poultry giant saw operating profit fall by 58.1% (or £50m) to £36.2m in the face of significant cost increases in feed, utilities and labour
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons’ insect-fed eggs could be just the beginning
Morrisons, which has this week launched carbon neutral eggs from hens fed on insects, believes this type of environmentally friendly feed and production process could be a game changer
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NewsNoble Foods appoints owner Sarah Dean as new chair
The Happy Egg Co owner would continue to focus on eggs, while also leveraging opportunities in farming, milling and added value, Dean said
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NewsNoble Foods-owned Purely Organic brand certified as carbon neutral
Purely Organic has worked with the Carbon Trust to further strengthen its sustainability credentials
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NewsShoppers swapping other meat and fish for chicken as cost of living bites
Chicken was the only major protein category to see any growth as shoppers swapped to cheaper proteins
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Comment & OpinionCredit to Lurpak owner Arla for securing proper price increases
Unfortunately, not all suppliers can negotiate from a position of such strength
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NewsTesco threatened with legal action over supplier connection to River Wye pollution
Charity River Action has called on the retailer to implement a series of improvements within its egg and poultry supply chains