All articles by Richard Ford – Page 26
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Comment & Opinion
A bad day for good news
After three weeks of being hauled over the coles by Tesco and co for its part in the #horsemeat scandal, this week, ABP Food Group finally had some more positive news to announce (with a little nudge from The Grocer)…
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NewsM&S to increase milk price to farmers
Marks & Spencer is to increase the milk price paid to its dairy farmers by 1.322ppl from 1 February to reflect rising feed costs.
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NewsABP understands Tesco's Silvercrest delisting and vows to become DNA testing leader
Tesco will continue to source fresh beef from ABP despite dumping subsidiary Silvercrest Foods as a supplier because of the horse burger scandal.
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NewsHorse meat: Tesco dumps Silvercrest over failure to meet standards
Tesco has dumped supplier Silvercrest Foods because of the horse burger scandal and accused the company of failing to follow its specific meat sourcing instructions.
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NewsDanone undeterred by Chobani 'Greek' yoghurt fight
As Chobani and Fage prepare to square up to each other, Danone is set to add fresh fuel to the “Greek yoghurt” debate…
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NewsIceland infuriated by EU mackerel deal with Norway
After a year pushing for trade sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes, the EU appears to be back to square one…
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NewsYoung's muscles in on chicken with Iceland
It is already a mighty rival to Birds Eye in fish. Now, Young’s Seafood is moving into frozen chicken…
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NewsThe Big Prawn Company launches affordable seafood range
The Big Prawn Company has launched ‘£quids-in’ – a new sub-brand of affordable seafood for cash-strapped shoppers…
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NewsFay Ripley's best foot forward for Bacon Week
Fay Ripley is to follow Angela Rippon as the face of Bacon Connoisseurs Week….
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NewsSainsbury's Switch the Fish campaign returns
Sainsbury’s will give away seven tonnes of under-utilised fish species tomorrow (25 January) in a bid to encourage shoppers to experiment with fish outside of the ‘big 5’ species.
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NewsSainsbury's launches investigation after salmonella is found in thyme
Sainsbury’s has launched a supplier investigation after salmonella was found in a packet of its own label lemon thyme.
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Comment & Opinion
First Time Farmers show their love of the land (and lambs)
The opening scenes of First Time Farmers (8pm, 18 January, Channel 4) made my heart sink…
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NewsGrowers warned over drosophila fly threat
A new campaign has been launched to warn soft fruit growers of the UK arrival of the spotted wing drosophila fruit fly…
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NewsFruit industry hits out at HMRC over polytunnel tax confusion
The soft fruit industry has accused HMRC of failing to give enough tax relief to growers…
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NewsBartlett Bowlfuls soups replace New Covent Garden at Tesco
A sister company to potato giant Albert Bartlett has launched a soup brand – Bartlett’s Bowlfuls – into Tesco…
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NewsAlpro hails success of nut milk launches
The nut milk category has racked up £6.5m in sales since Alpro carved open the UK market in February last year…
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NewsEmmi's Caffè Latte hits 100 million mark
Emmi has hailed 2012 its most successful year to date for its Caffè Latte, having sold 100 million cups worldwide…
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NewsHorse meat scandal: Tesco tweet criticised
Tesco came under fire late night last night after its customer services team tweeted a comment to followers referring to hay – a staple food source for horses.
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Comment & Opinion
Horses for cources
‘I phoned up Tesco this morning to find out the price of their beef burgers. They said 14/1.’
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NewsHorse meat: ABP vows to introduce routine DNA tests
ABP Food Group – one of the companies embroiled in the horse meat scandal – has pledged to introduce routine DNA testing for its meat products.