All articles by Kevin White – Page 32
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NewsBabybel launches new vegan cheese in time for Veganuary
The NPD will go on sale in Sainsbury’s on 1 January, and follows the launch of a plant-based Boursin in October
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NewsMighty launches 'next-gen' vegan milk alternative M.lkology
The range uses exclusive new fermentation technology to offer a drink that ‘tastes, looks and feels like dairy milk’, the brand said
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Comment & OpinionChristmas supply has been saved, but without support many businesses won’t be so lucky
Despite warnings to the contrary over the past couple of months, it looks like we won’t run out of food in the supermarkets this Christmas after all. Food (and turkeys in particular) may well be significantly more expensive than last Christmas, while there is also less choice, as The Grocer ...
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NewsBeyond Meat hires Mars veteran Jorg Oostdam for new Europe GM role
Jorg Oostdam will be tasked with driving the continuing expansion of the business in Europe and accelerating its strategic growth worldwide
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh – fruit & veg 2021: spuds slump as tomatoes gain ground
Potatoes’ £70.9m slump is the biggest loss in this year’s Top Products Survey
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh – meat, fish & poultry 2021: salmon leaps as meat & poultry slows
Fresh salmon was this year’s star performer in fresh meat, fish and poultry
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy – cheese 2021: UK’s cheese lovers spend extra £49m
It’s still a powerful indication of cheese’s ongoing revival – first recognised in the Top Products Survey 2019, after a few years of uncertainty
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NewsVeg growers cutting back on plantings over labour and cost worries
Some growers have reudced their planting area by more than a third for 2022, according to the British Growers Association
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NewsFinnebrogue posts £50m growth across group of businesses
The total of £148.7m was 48.7% higher than the £100m (annualised) turnover of the three businesses during the previous 12 months
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NewsRed Tractor ad plans in balance after AHDB pulls funding
The levy board said it was “no longer appropriate” to supply funding to such a well-established scheme
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NewsPacific tuna deadlock points to suspension of MSC certification
A lack of agreement on harvest strategies by Pacific states could soon lead to suspension from the MSC’s sustainable fishing certification
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NewsMüller raises farmgate price by further 1ppl amid soaring on-farm costs
Müller Milk & Ingredients has added an extra 1p per litre to the 2ppl increase to its January farmgate price it announced last month
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NewsKavli sells St Helen’s Farm goats’ milk brand back to founders
The sale follows the implicaiton of the brand in an animal welfare scandal last year
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NewsHeck in talks with Ivy Farm over lab-grown meat tie-up
Talks on a co-developed range of cultured meat products were at an “early stage”, said Heck co-founder Jamie Keeble
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NewsTurkeys up to a third more expensive as inflation kicks in
Of the 113 fresh or frozen whole turkey or turkey crown SKUs available this week, just under 40% cost more than they did last year
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NewsPrinces commits to higher price for Italian tomatoes
The deal involves a commitment to sign guaranteed three-year contracts to ‘enhance financial stability for growers’
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Category ReportGrate expectations: cheese category report 2021
Cheddar’s market share is crumbling as a fleet of cheeses from the continent eyes a larger wedge of sales. How can cheddar recover?
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Comment & OpinionBooming plant-based brands should heed the category’s US slowdown
Product overload and health concerns have slowed growth of the meat-free market in the US
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NewsMilk prices increase by up to 18% as farmgate hikes and other costs hit home
Inflation is being seen across both own label and branded milks, according to research by The Grocer
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NewsLess festive cheese choices in future due to labour crisis, warns Joseph Heler
The Cheshire-based cheesemaker said focusing on labour-intensive products such as waxed cheeses was compromising other parts of the business