All articles by Kevin White – Page 62
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Analysis & FeaturesIs milk processing in Britain coming to the end of the road?
After a tortuous trading period, topped by Tomlinsons’ collapse, average margins are in the red. Can UK milk processing survive?
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NewsSainsbury’s milk supply hit by Tomlinsons collapse
Shoppers have reported shortages in some stores following Tomlinsons’ fall into administration last week
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NewsUp to 270 jobs at risk as Tulip starts consultation at Bodmin meat plant
The site is understood to have lost about £20m during the past two years
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NewsAlpro makes move into high-protein drinks with UHT soya duo
Alpro Protein launched into Tesco on 21 October and Sainsbury’s on 17 November
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NewsLidl pledges to ramp up sales of British fresh food by 10%
The discounter this week said it planned to invest £15bn during the next five years
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NewsNoble teams with Disney on Frozen 2-branded free range eggs
The product aims to encourage children to enjoy eggs more regularly
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NewsMüller steps in to process Tomlinsons milk for Sainsbury’s
However, the retailer had questions to answer over its decision to award Tomlinsons a contract, said industry analyst Ian Potter
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NewsSainsbury’s milk supplier Tomlinsons Dairies collapses into administration
The north Wales-based processor had lost more than £7m during the past year and a half, said administrators
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Comment & OpinionTomlinsons crisis shows liquid milk needs radical overhaul
Warnings that the liquid milk sector has become unsustainable have come to a head with Tomlinsons’ future hanging in the balance
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NewsFuture of Sainsbury’s milk supplier Tomlinsons hangs in balance
Tomlinsons Dairies has notified its farmers it is not accepting milk supplies
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Analysis & FeaturesNorwegian cod prices rise after fall in Barents Sea catch quota
Average wholesale prices for Norwegian cod stood at NOK22,347 (£1,995.8) per tonne on 1 September 2019 - up 12% on last year
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NewsJohn West sales down but profit hike reflects margin improvements
The decline was partly driven by a drop in the total canned fish market
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NewsBirds Eye and Sainsbury’s team up for frozen veg in-store ‘takeover’
The takeover will see a Sainsbury’s frozen veg aisle re-merchandised according to colour
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NewsNew tariff update is a ‘betrayal’ of British food sector, says industry
The government’s amended tariff schedule would open the UK up to cheap food imports, the NFU warned
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Comment & OpinionCan Boris Johnson’s ‘reasonable compromise’ break the deadlock?
The PM has made an attempt to replace the backstop. But will it be enough?
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Analysis & FeaturesWho’s to blame for the crisis facing Britain’s beef sector?
Farmer returns have hit rock-bottom, but retail prices remain flat
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NewsSainsbury’s eggs to go 100% free-range
The move makes it the first of the big four to offer 100% free-range eggs, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsHealth-minded Brits turn their back on bacon
Various studies have linked bacon and other processed meat to causing cancer
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Category ReportSaving bacon: meat category report 2019
Brits aren’t giving up on meat, but sales of processed products are taking a hit from health and climate concerns. Can they be saved?
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NewsRed meat consumption ‘not linked to cancer’, says new study
The new research is in conflict with government advice to reduce red and processed meat intake