All articles by Julia Glotz – Page 33
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NewsTop fruit crop beautiful but trade is urged to 'buy ugly too'
Apple growers are urging retailers and consumers to continue supporting ‘ugly’ fruit and veg…
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NewsTesco apologises for inflatable ‘gay best friend’ on website
One day after having to take a ‘psycho ward’ fancy dress costume off sale amid a public outcry, Tesco has been caught out by yet another rogue item on its Tesco Direct website – this time, an inflatable “gay best friend” doll.
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NewsHalal meat sector could get own assurance scheme
The halal meat sector could soon get its own assurance scheme, with red meat levy body Eblex currently working on draft proposals ahead of an industry meeting next month.
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Comment & OpinionA lapse in judgement
Asda and Tesco’s ill-judged ‘mental patient’ Halloween costumes pose serious questions about the checks and balances applied to online merchandise. How on earth was this allowed to happen?
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NewsDairy Crest ups Davidstow whey cost, makes Cathedral City spreadable
Dairy Crest’s new whey facility at Davidstow will cost £45m instead of the £40m originally forecast, the company has said.
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NewsDairy Crest ‘steady’ in first half as cheese outperforms spreads
Dairy Crest has delivered a steady performance during the six months to 30 September, and its full-year profit expectations are unchanged, the company has said in a trading update.
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Comment & OpinionPork chop shock
A pork chop labelled as ‘British’ and bought in a Tesco Express has failed a provenance test. Was this a one-off, or a symptom of a wider problem?
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NewsCheeky Cow teams up with Send a Cow
Cheddar maker Cricketer Farm has teamed up with development charity Send a Cow…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate
A recipe for trouble? What poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate…
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Analysis & FeaturesChina growing as a global dairy power, says Rabobank
The Chinese are continuing their rapid ascent of the global dairy market…
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NewsUK: Still not enough evidence neonicotinoids harm bees
The UK government is standing by its claim there is no sound scientific case for banning neonicotinoid pesticides as part of efforts to halt the decline of bee populations.
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NewsArla jumps up the dairy world rankings after buying spree
Following a string of mergers and acquisitions, Arla has jumped one place to become the seventh biggest dairy business in the world, according to a new report by Rabobank.
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NewsSimon Rimmer promotes British Sausage Week
TV personality and chef Simon Rimmer has been unveiled as the face of British Sausage Week 2013…
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NewsCampylobacter: FSA hails industry action
The FSA has defended its public criticism of the poultry industry over campylobacter…
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Analysis & FeaturesDragon Rouge gives dairy a scary makeover for Halloween
How can the dairy category make more of occasions? Take a look at these Halloween-inspired dairy concepts from design consultants Dragon Rouge.
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Comment & OpinionRisk management
It’s not just the meat industry that must look out for food-safety scares. Dairy has to watch its back, too…
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Analysis & FeaturesRisky business: dairy’s food safety challenges
What can the dairy industry learn from the meat industry, after this year’s horsemeat scandal?
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NewsTesco horsemeat ad misled consumers, ASA rules
Tesco has been slapped down by the Advertising Standards Authority for one of the horsemeat apology ads it ran at the height of the scandal earlier this year.
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NewsBernard Matthews scores multimillion-pound investment
Bernard Matthews has secured an investment of in excess of £20m from turnaround specialists Rutland Partners, which have taken a substantial equity stake in the turkey business.
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Analysis & FeaturesBotulism or not? Making sense of the Fonterra tests
The botulism whey scare in New Zealand has turned out to be a false alarm. How did the experts get it so wrong?…