All articles by Richard Ford – Page 11
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2 Sisters lab guns for food-borne pathogens
2 Sisters Food Group is upping the ante in the fight against foodborne illness with the opening of a new £1m testing lab…
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Pork supplier FA Gill in dialogue with Cranswick and Tesco
FA Gill, the slaughterhouse implicated in last week’s pork mislabelling row, says it is in “positive and ongoing dialogue” with other parties involved.
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Asda pushes out range of ‘roast-in-the-bag’ whole chickens
Asda has launched a seven-strong range of ‘roast-in-the-bag’ flavoured whole chickens complete with recipes to encourage use of leftovers.
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Waitrose trumpets British apple selection with Alan Titchmarsh ad
Waitrose is lauding its British sourcing credentials in its latest ‘The Story of…’ TV ad to promote the 50 British apple varieties it stocks.
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Birds Eye gains huge sustainability boost as fishery wins MSC status
Birds Eye’s sustainability credentials are to get a major boost after the MSC certification of a large fishery supplying pollock to the brand.
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Blueberry and blaeberry boost as projects look to grow sales
UK-grown blueberries are set for a £1.5m R&D boost as two new research projects are under way…
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Yokel yoghurt entrepreneur Tom Ley turns to Kickstarter
New yoghurt brand Yokel is seeking investment through crowd-funding website Kickstarter…
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Organic gets a list of approved ad claims to smooth way with ASA
Advertisements for organic food are less likely to fall foul of the Advertising Standards Authority from now on…
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Horticulture Wales secures funding for QR code advice
Fresh produce companies in Wales are to be given advice on using QR codes to market their businesses…
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Saucy Fish Co back in a flash as Tesco relents on delisting
Less than six months after delisting The Saucy Fish Co, Tesco has performed a spectacular u-turn…
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Super-sweet Maggie tomato set for Europe
A new super-sweet tomato, developed by the Israel-based seed specialist behind the cherry tomato, is heading for Europe…
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Cranswick adds 3,000 sows to British pig herd
Cranswick has bolstered its British pig herd with the purchase of two existing production units totalling 3,000 sows…
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Analysis & Features
Müller Wiseman to increase farmgate milk price
A wave of farmgate milk price increases will sweep through UK dairy next month…
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Tesco pork chop supplier FA Gill fighting to clear its name
The slaughterhouse implicated in this week’s mislabelled British Tesco pork chop row has been suspended…
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First Milk’s Lake District Dairy Co expands into regional cheeses
First Milk is extending its The Lake District Dairy Co brand into territorial cheeses with the launch of a Red Leicester and Double Gloucester.
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Tesco urges shoppers to buy local Northern Ireland goods
Tesco is stepping up its commitment to support locally produced food with a new ‘buy local’ push in Northern Ireland…
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Tesco ‘foreign’ pork chop sold as British a one off, industry claims
The British pork industry has moved to reassure consumers that a test result indicating that a British-labelled Tesco pork chop was very unlikely to be of British origin was an isolated incident.
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First Milk targets Asia with Hong Kong base
First Milk is setting its sights on Asia after quietly setting up an export office in Hong Kong…
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Dairy makes a play in confectionery market with Little Smoothies
A new start-up is trying to extend dairy into the confectionery market…
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Hilton Food Group predicts return to 3% profit margin
Hilton Food Group expects to grow operating profit margins back to 3% despite announcing a fall in margins…