Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 49
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News
Jonathan Taylor made north & NI retail director at Tesco
The fallout from Tesco’s management shake-up continued this week, with Jonathan Taylor replacing Gary Mills…
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Analysis & Features
Conservative election victory: where now for food and drink?
From Brexit and the war on sugar to the wider Responsibility Deal and the state of Britain’s high streets
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Analysis & Features
How First Milk plans to get itself out of a tight corner
There’s no doubt First Milk is in need of a turnaround, and it was always clear a new CEO would mean significant changes for the business
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First Milk announces job losses and restructuring
The turnaround plan for the business that will see it axe almost half its head office staff and introduce seven separate farmgate milk price formulas
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BMPA refutes alleged processor code breach
St Merryn angered farmers after announcing it was increasing processing charges for beef and lamb to £19.20 and £1.95 a head
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British Sugar protested by Landworkers' Alliance
The group – a member of the international peasant farming movement La Via Campesina – is calling for more support for small scale food producers
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GMO feed proposition attacked by farmers and environmentalists
The European Commission yesterday put forward a package of proposals which would give national governments the power to ban or authorise EU-approved GMOs
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Asda insists lamb mislabelling is a one-off
Asda has insisted a recent meat mislabelling incident in one of its Scottish stores does not point to control problems in its supply chain.
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Red Tractor Scheme seeks new chairman
David Gregory has completed the maximum six years’ service allowed as AFS chairman, leaving this key industry role up for grabs
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Comment & Opinion
Milk messaging a mess as dairy confusion reigns
Uncertainty around the end of quotas is unquestionably one of the major challenges facing the UK dairy industry at the moment. But there are other, equally fundamental challenges around basic consumer communications.
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EU dairy quotas come to an end
NFU diary board chairman Rob Harrison urges all European countries to “act responsibly and collectively” to protect against future market volatility
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Arla says strike will not affect milk deliveries
A group of 100 drivers have voted to stage a 72-hour strike from Wednesday 1 April in a dispute over holiday pay and pensions
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New campylobacter campaign launched by FSA
Guidelines include keeping chicken bagged separately from other food, washing everything that comes in contact with raw chicken, avoiding washing the chicken itself, and always checking chicken is cooked properly
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Comment & Opinion
How the Budget will affect our industry
Reactions from around The Grocer’s staff to the most important parts of today’s Budget
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News
2015 Budget: fmcg industry reactions
Reactions to today’s budget from the wider industry will be updated here as we get them in
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Easter lamb to be cheap thanks to strong supply from UK & NZ
The increase in supply, combined with an expected round of promotional activity ahead of Easter, could see retail prices fall for lamb over the coming weeks
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First Milk appoints Mike Gallacher as new CEO
Gallacher will replace Kate Allum, whose departure from the dairy co-op’s helm was announced earlier this week
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Analysis & Features
Sugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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Analysis & Features
What now, Tescopoly?
With the supermarket chain in contraction as sales slide, is the work of the vociferous pressure group now done?…