All articles by Richard Ford – Page 5
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NewsThanet Earth launches website for schoolkids
Thanet Earth has set up a website for schoolchildren and students studying its greenhouse operations…
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NewsAlpro defiant in face of allergy group anger
Alpro has refused to scrap plans to merge its nut and soya production facilities later this year.
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NewsTimperley rhubarb volumes hit by weather
Volumes of foodies’ favourite Timperley rhubarb could be down by up to 50% this year…
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NewsExtreme weather has not harmed crops or livestock, claim farmers
The nation’s farmers have reported no significant impact on crops and livestock from the storms and downpours.
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NewsDanone terminates Fonterra supply deal
Danone has announced that it will terminate a long-term supply deal with Fonterra is the wake of last year’s whey recall
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NewsCalls for radical rethink on meat and dairy production
Friends of the Earth has urged a “radical rethink” on meat and dairy production in an inflammatory new report, claiming the sectors are having an “increasingly devastating” impact on the environment.
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NewsUK growth helps Hilton Food Group’s top line
Good UK performance along with new products in Holland and a new production line in Denmark all contributed to turnover growth in Western Europe in 2013, Hilton Food Group has said.
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Comment & OpinionBee warning creates a buzz
Is Europe on the brink of a honey bee crisis, with crops in danger, as some headlines today suggested? It’s complicated…
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NewsMcDonald's commits to sustainable beef plan
McDonald’s has clarified that its commitment to start buying “verified sustainable beef” as of 2016 is a global target that will include its UK operations.
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News2 Sisters to invest millions in Cambuslang poultry site
2 Sisters has announced a major expansion to its Cambuslang poultry site near Glasgow less than two months after revealing the sale of another Scottish site and potential job losses at a third.
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NewsMedina Dairy appoints Shelagh Hancock as MD
Former Milk Link executive Shelagh Hancock has been appointed MD of dairy processor Medina Dairy.
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NewsYoung’s Seafood to open pop-up fish and chip shop in Cambridge
Young’s Seafood is to open a ‘pop-up’ fish and chip shop in Cambridge to promote its responsible sourcing credentials.
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NewsCornish Clotted Cream makers join battle over PDO change
Two of Cornwall’s biggest clotted cream producers are at loggerheads over an application to amend the EU specification for Cornish Clotted Cream.
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NewsScotland looks to boost poultry industry as it quizzes retailers
The Scottish government has asked UK supermarkets to clarify their poultry sourcing policies - the first step in its new plan to increase demand for poultry produced in Scotland.
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NewsTesco wins CorpComms award for horsemeat scandal response
Demonstrating that every cloud has a silver lining, Tesco has won an award for its response to the horsemeat scandal…
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NewsDale Farm plans more exports as new Cookstown site opens
Northern Irish dairy processor Dale Farm has opened a new £20m cheese and whey processing facility…
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NewsArla eyes £250m sales for Anchor brand
Arla plans to more than double the size of its Anchor brand to £250m by 2017…
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NewsKarro Food Group's Malton pig slaughter site given overhaul
Pork giant Karro Food Group is to invest £500,000 at its Malton slaughter and processing site…
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NewsButters and spreads category suffers greatest losses of 2013
The butter and spreads category is the biggest faller in absolute value of 2013, reveals The Grocer Top Products Survey…
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NewsAldi apologises for mislabelled turkey crown
Aldi has apologised to customers after boxes of its frozen Oakhurst turkey crowns were mislabelled as halal-certified.