All articles by Richard Ford – Page 52
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NewsSevere frosts wreck purple broccoli crops
Supplies of a foodie favourite, purple sprouting broccoli, are running low after the harsh winter weather destroyed half of this year's British crop. Unusually strong frosts in November 2010 left plants frozen for several weeks. "Those...
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Analysis & FeaturesStorm-tossed Young’s seeks a better catch... as Young’s
The launch of the number one fish and seafood company? Or a confusing retrenchment that has left buyers scratching their heads? Richard Ford reports
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NewsAnother PGI application for Newmarket sausages
An application to get protected EU status for Newmarket sausages is back on track following a five-year delay. Newmarket butcher Musks originally sought Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, which is also held by Melton...
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NewsMafia row hits Italian tomato producers
An Italian TV presenter has called on consumers to boycott Italy's most famous tomato variety over claims that prices are being artificially inflated by the mafia.
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News‘Eat underused species - but proceed with caution’
Fish industry experts have played down claims that increasing consumption of underused fish such as the bycatch species championed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is not sustainable. Christopher Leftwich, chief inspector of the...
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NewsWelsh milk on shortlist for protected status bids
Welsh milk and butter could join Champagne, Parma ham and Melton Mowbray pies as protected food names, with the Welsh Assembly looking to submit the principality's finest products to the EU protected food names scheme. Nine Welsh foods...
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NewsOliver range escapes Cranswick price cut
'Save our bacon' crusader Jamie Oliver found himself in the spotlight this week after the company that manufactures his pork range decided to cut what it pays to farmers at a time when they are struggling with soaring input costs.
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NewsMilk prices expected to rise as feed costs rocket
The price of a pint of milk is set to rise sharply as soaring feed costs force farmers to switch to cheaper but less efficient feed reducing milk yields and supply. In a bid to reduce their overheads, some dairy farmers have started...
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NewsDab and mackerel get new boost from Hugh
Less than three weeks after Hugh's Fish Fight hit TV screens, Sainsbury's is to almost double its distribution of dab and Young's is adding battered mackerel to its portfolio both under-utilised fish featured in the C4 series.
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NewsTesco in push to grow online local food sales
Tesco is launching a dedicated local food microsite next week in a bid to grow online sales of locally sourced products. The retailer, which promotes local food in-store through PoS material, admitted it had failed to maximise sales to...
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NewsOut in the cold: where now for non-aligned dairy farms?
Farmers with a supermarket supply contract get top prices and are shielded from market volatility. But what if you’re ‘not in the club’, asks Richard Ford
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NewsYeo bigs up its sales to the tune of £10m
Yeo Valley's groundbreaking 'rapping farmers' ad helped boost sales by almost £10m, The Grocer can reveal. Almost half a million more households bought Yeo Valley products in the 12 weeks to 25 December than in the preceding period...
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NewsWebsite offers to pair up perfect trading partners
Looking for the perfect partner? Somebody who can cater for your needs and give you just what you want? Scarred by a previous relationship that turned sour? If this is you, then look no further than www.MyFoodTrader.com a new website...
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Cheddar rivalry and ‘stock losses’ drive Wyke Farms into red
Wyke Farms, the country's number four bestselling Cheddar by value [Top Products Survey], fell into the red between 2009 and 2010 as a result of fierce rivalry in Cheddar and "stock losses". Results published at Companies House last week...
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NewsUK eyes export boost in wake of feed scare
There could yet be a silver lining in the German egg and poultry dioxin scare as British egg suppliers look to capitalise on the incident by increasing exports of British eggs to the Continent. The scare which engulfed Germany last...
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NewsAsda slashes its organic milk price by 10% to £1.55
Asda has cut the price of organic milk by 10%, bringing it into line with the price of non-organic milk in other supermarkets. Asda reduced its four-pint bottles of own-label organic semi-skimmed milk by 18p on 8 January to £1.55. That is...
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NewsSauce Kitchen reminds punters of freezer benefits
Sauce Kitchen has launched a campaign to encourage consumers to freeze excess or leftover food to use another day instead of letting it go to waste.
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NewsGerman dioxin scare: ‘no health threat to the UK’
The FSA has moved to reassure UK consumers over the safety of eggs and chicken in the wake of a major dioxin scare in Germany. Germany was this week embroiled in one of the biggest food safety scandals to ever hit the country after it...
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NewsKerry Foods to offer spreadable version of Low Low Cheddar
After going head-to-head with Cathedral City Mature Lighter when it launched Low Low reduced-fat Cheddar, Kerry Foods is now targeting Kraft and Lactalis McLelland with the launch of Low Low spreadable. The cheese the first branded...
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NewsOrganic stops the preaching with populist new campaign
The first generic campaign for organic food is focusing on four messages to appeal to mainstream shoppers. Richard Ford and Julia Glotz report