All articles by Richard Ford – Page 44
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Young's forced to move fishcake production to its factory in Grimsby
Young’s Seafood has announced a raft of redundancies at a former Border Laird site in Amble following revelations about quality issues with fishcakes produced at the site.
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Analysis & FeaturesFishy business? Or are UK practices now shipshape?
The revelations about illegal catches in Scotland in 2002-2005 have caused alarm, but such activities may well be long gone.
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NewsRevamped Flora is blasted for tasting 'like cheap marge'
First it was Twinings Earl Grey tea, then HP Sauce - and now Flora is at the centre of a potentially costly consumer backlash over reformulation.
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NewsFairtrade sales surge in 2011 despite economic woes
Retail sales of Fairtrade products increased 12%, to £1.32bn last year, new figures from the Fairtrade Foundation show.Cocoa saw the greatest percentage increase, up more than a third (34%) on 2010 leves. Sales of Fairtrade sugar rose by a fifth (21%.).Premiums received by farmers increased as a result of Fairtrade ...
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Analysis & FeaturesMaple syrup producers hope for sweeter future
Maple syrup is now a staple pancake topping in the UK, so suppliers should have been celebrating the traditional start of the season this week.
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NewsFairtrade Foundation rejects call for single rsp on bananas
The Fairtrade Foundation has rejected the idea of an across-the-board recommended retail price for Fairtrade bananas, claiming it would be open to legal challenge.
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NewsMillions more animals benefit from Freedom Food
The number of animals farmed under the RSPCA’s Freedom Food scheme has increased by more than 50% in the past five years.
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ICBINB cut to a round pound at Asda stores
Unilever has produced special 400g packs of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for Asda in a bid to help the retailer meet its EDLP strategy.
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NewsCumbrian prawn lines pulled from Asda after Young's alert
Asda has pulled two prawn lines from shelves after discovering they do not meet aquaculture industry standards.
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Lactofree backed by 'say yes' TV advert
Arla has recruited a hedgehog for a new ad campaign for Lactofree in a bid to get shoppers to ‘say yes to dairy’.
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Lindahls gets Turkish-style yoghurt listed
Swedish dairy Lindahls has secured a permanent listing in Selfridges for its Turkish-style yoghurt.
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New eco label mooted for sustainable EU fish
The EC should introduce a new ‘eco label’ for EU-caught fish, a senior EU fisheries politician has proposed in a key report on the Common Fisheries Policy reform.
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Vestey takes large stake in Donald Russell
Vestey Foods Group has taken a controlling interest in Scottish mail order butcher Donald Russell.
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NewsPepe and Kermit help out Cravendale
Cravendale has enlisted the help of the Muppets to give its sales a boost.
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End of the line for Rice Indulge as Müller range purge continues
Müller has axed a third range from its fast-shrinking portfolio, The Grocer can reveal.
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Affordable artisan cheeses from Tesco and Joseph Heler
Tesco is to introduce a new seven-strong range of “affordable artisan cheeses” in a bid to encourage shoppers to try less mainstream British cheeses.
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Greenvale gets green light for branded potato move
Greenvale AP is making its first push into branded potatoes following a successful trial in Tesco last year.
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NewsSalad days for Natures Way as new plant boosts capacity
Natures Way Foods has officially opened its new £15m prepared fruit and salad plant in a bid to treble capacity.
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Thanet Earth gets student to help with NPD
Thanet Earth has teamed up with Hadlow College to offer a sponsored student fellowship in a bid to boost its tomato NPD.
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Norway dismisses talk of falling salmon prices
Norwegian salmon producers have dismissed suggestions that the removal of a US import tariff on Norwegian salmon will lead to a dramatic drop in salmon prices in the UK.