All articles by Julia Glotz – Page 58
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News
Dairystix rescued by turnaround specialist Brightborough
Dairystix, the brand of single-portion milk packs, has been rescued by two venture capital-backed companies.
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Milk campaigners’ letter sparks price fixing alert
The dairy industry has been put on high alert over potential price-fixing allegations, after dairy farmer protest group Farmers for Action wrote to processors demanding talks on milk prices.
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Profiles
Turning over a new leaf
Graham Clarkson’s taste buds have helped pick the premium salad leaves in Steve’s Leaves. Now he’s on the hunt for the next big thing.
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Analysis & Features
Dairy protests fail to make a splash with younger people
The farmers’ campaign has successfully harnessed social media but the impact on younger people…
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Cranswick in 'strong financial position' as Hoggarth steps down
Cranswick’s long-standing CEO, Bernard Hogarth, stepped down at the agm this week as the company announced a 7.4%…
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Milk protests enter phase two as farmers win Iceland breakthrough
Iceland has agreed to open its books to dairy farmers to prove it is not benefiting from milk price cuts made by processors.
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Dioxin problem still blights German eggs
Germany’s problem with dioxins in eggs has shown no signs of going away, with news that another farm has tested positive for contamination.
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Category Report
Download the full results of our milk protests survey
An exclusive YouGov poll for The Grocer shows 4.3 million shoppers would change their behaviour to support British dairy farmers. Here’s a full breakdown of the results by age, gender, social grade and geography.
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Meadow Foods next to cancel milk price cut
Meadow Foods has cancelled its planned milk price cut following “positive talks” with its customers.
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Pig farmers call on shoppers to ‘save our bacon’
Pig producers are calling on consumers to “save our bacon”, as 10% of British pig production could disappear this year due to soaring feed prices.
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Cranswick sales up as Hoggarth hands over reins
Cranswick has announced a 7.4% increase in sales for the three months to 30 June.
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Morrisons to sell 'ugly' fruit & veg as rain hits growers
Morrisons will sell ‘ugly’ fruit & veg in its stores this season to help British growers affected by the recent bad weather.
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Shepherds Purse listed by Morrisons
Yorkshire cheesemaker Shepherds Purse has won national listings with Morrisons for its Yorkshire Blue and Monk’s Folly cheeses.
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Analysis & Features
US drought sparks new fears for soya prices
As the drought in the US Midwest continues to worsen, attention is once again shifting back to the soybean market…
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News
'Cow pats' extend Mu range
Adams Foods is extending Mu - its exclusive-to-Tesco Cheddar brand - into cheese snacks…
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McDonald's checks Olympics lettuce stocks
McDonald’s is keeping a close eye on the imminent lettuce harvest ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Cathedral City snack selection for adults
Dairy Crest is launching a new Cathedral City sub-brand to drive consumption of its Cheddar as a snack for adults.
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Suppliers play up quality of 2012 peach crop
Retail buyers and shoppers can look forward to especially sweet peaches this year…
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Farming education reaches 5,000 kids
Yeo Valley has hit a milestone in its mission to educate children about farming - it reached 5,000 primary school children this school year.
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Millions promise switch to support milk protestors
As well as forcing some of the UK’s most powerful retailers and processors to up their prices, the dairy farmers have won near universal support from consumers.