All articles by Richard Ford – Page 53
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NewsIndustry fears Fish Fight blow to salmon and tuna
Fears are mounting in the fishing industry that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's forthcoming C4 series on fish will spark a consumer backlash against salmon and tuna. Hugh's Fish Fight is scheduled to air in January. As well as exploring the...
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NewsIndustry relieved as FSA eases up on clone labels
The meat and dairy industries have expressed relief after the FSA decided not to press for mandatory labelling of products from the offspring of clones. In a meeting this week, FSA board members said it was untenable to call for mandatory...
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NewsFarmfoods ‘agrees to talks’ over milk prices
Farmers For Action (FFA) has shifted its focus to the discounters and has already won a mini-victory in its campaign to get better milk prices for farmers.
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NewsPilgrims Choice takes on rivals with lighter launch
Pilgrims Choice is about to go head-to-head with Dairy Crest and Milk Link in the reduced-fat Cheddar market with the launch of two lighter variants, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The brand will launch Pilgrims Choice Mature Lighter...
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NewsFocus On Cheese: Just how lowlow can cheese go-go?
Richard Ford rounds up brand activity around healthier options as producers react to new reduced-fat targets
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NewsHurricane-hit growers in call for supermarket help
Fairtrade banana producers on the Windward Islands are calling on UK retailers to pledge long-term commitment to the region as they count the cost of crop damage in the wake of Hurricane Tomas. Prior to the hurricane, which hit at the...
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NewsFrozen pollock sales drop as consumers choose cod instead
Sales of frozen pollock touted by chefs as a more sustainable alternative to cod have crashed over the past year as sales of cod have increased. Volume sales of pollock have slumped 18.2% to 21.5 million kg and value sales are down...
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NewsFocus On Fish: Frozen fish feels the chill
Despite great ads and successful NPD, frozen fish sales are down, as shoppers are hooked on deep-discount chilled promos. What can be done to bring value back, asks Richard Ford
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NewsShoppers ‘being misled’ by fruit images on packs
Shoppers are being widely misled by manufacturers into believing processed goods contain more fruit than they actually do, according to new research. The Where Is The Fruit? report published this week by Freshfel, the European fresh...
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NewsTesco halts the milk wars with 24% hike
The milk price war is offically over for the time being at least as Tesco raised the price of a four-pint bottle of standard milk to £1.55 this week.
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NewsHow a supersized dairy was cut down to size by the public
After a PR débâcle, Nocton has been forced to rethink its plans for a superdairy. Will a scaled back model be viable? Richard Ford and Julia Glotz report
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Nocton plays its green card over ‘superdairy’
A pint of milk produced by the Nocton 'superdairy' herd would have a carbon footprint 41% lower than a litre of Tesco milk, Nocton Dairies claimed this week, as it launched a new scaled-down bid to gain planning permission. The...
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Tesco boosts own-label fish image with Darfresh
Tesco is embarking on a complete packaging overhaul for its own-label pre-packed chilled fish in a bid to attract more affluent shoppers into the category. The project referred to internally by Tesco as 'Revolutionise Fish' will see...
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Sainsbury’s boosts profile of halal meat with bigger fixture
Sainsbury's is trialling a new concept in the sale of chilled halal meat by giving the sub-category its own designated section. The supermarket has teamed up with Tahira Foods, its sole chilled halal meat supplier, to trial an enlarged,...
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NewsMorrisons adds CCTV to abattoirs in welfare move
Morrisons is to have CCTV cameras installed in all of its own abattoirs by the end of the year.
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Welsh taste award winners unveiled
The full list of Gold, Silver and Bronze winners for this year’s Wales The True Taste Food and Drink Awards is now available online.
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NewsMilk price war sacrifices value at altar of volume
The milk “price war” kicked off by Asda in the summer has boosted the big four’s volume sales and market share but very much at the expense of value sales, data released this week has revealed. Sales volumes of pasteurised own-label…
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News‘Boom times’ are back boasts Abel’s founder
Posh veg box business Abel & Cole is "in absolute boom times again", founder Keith Abel has claimed, eight months after he regained control following a financial restructure. This week, he told The Grocer that the business was now...
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NewsFormer Grampian boss Power heads 2 Sisters
Chicken giant 2 Sisters Food Group has hired poultry stalwart Eddie Power to head up the group's UK business. Power, who takes up the newly created role of UK managing director on Monday, will be based at 2 Sisters' head office in West...
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NewsAsda next in line to face farmer protest over grocery margin
Farmers For Action is preparing to launch a second protest against a big four retailer this time Asda. The pressure group staged a protest outside Tesco's Southampton distribution depot last week, calling for British farmers to receive...