All articles by Richard Ford – Page 54
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NewsGreenvale gets set for acquisitions with IPO
Produce Investments the holding company of potato supplier Greenvale is to become the first fresh food supplier to float on the London Stock Exchange in more than three years as it looks to broaden its horizons beyond potatoes.
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Welsh taste awards unveil finalists
Three hundred and fifty producers have been whittled down to a shortlist of 81 for this year's Wales – The True Taste Awards...
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NewsStart-up offers fruit and veg snacks for toddlers
A new children's food company is aiming to fight "early onset junk food eating" with a range of 'spill-proof' fruit, veg and grain-based snacks for toddlers. Benjoy products include crunchy strawberry slices, crunchy grape slices, and...
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NewsDebbie & Andrew’s in TV ad debut next year
Debbie & Andrew's has unveiled plans to advertise on TV for the first time in a bid to boost its share of the sausage category. Shoppers who bought Debbie & Andrew's sausages showed "fantastic loyalty" to the brand, according to...
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NewsNorway plans campaign to boost cod sales to UK
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council is launching a new campaign to boost sales of cod in the UK and capitalise on an anticipated increase in supply.
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Loss-hit North Highland rebrands in Sainsbury’s
The company behind the premium Mey Selections brand has ditched the name in Sainsbury's after posting losses of nearly £200,000 last year.North Highland Products, which supplies beef and lamb for co-branded ready meals and products sold...
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Scientific review says eco-labels unworkable
EU plans to introduce an 'omni' label for environmentally friendly food products are unworkable because "the science isn't there", a damning new Defra funded review of food labels has found. The scientific methods used for mapping the...
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NewsYeo Valley blames government for organic sector’s woes
The organic sector has been let down by 30 years of government neglect, the CEO of one of the country's largest organic dairy suppliers has claimed. A lack of governance had jeopardised the sustainability of British food supply by...
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NewsNBA seeks beef taskforce to tackle industry’s issues
The National Beef Association is calling for the establishment of a government-backed beef taskforce to "turn the UK industry around". The taskforce would be similar in structure to the pigmeat supply chain task force set up in March...
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NewsMatthews turkey gets chippy-style batters
Bernard Matthews is taking on one of the nation's favourite meals the fish and chip supper with a new range of turkey fillets with flavoured batter. Aimed at families with teenagers or young adults, there are four lines in the Taste of...
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Lower citrus crops won’t hit supply, say importers
Importers have dismissed fears that projected lower citrus production volumes in the Mediterranean could result in shortages on UK supermarket shelves this autumn and lead to higher on-shelf prices. Orange and grapefruit crops are...
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Arla ‘iron lady of dairy’ moves to Danish parent
Arla Foods is to lose its deputy CEO Hanne Sondergaard as the "iron lady of dairy" is to take on a global role at parent company Arla Foods amba. Sondergaard has held a number of roles at Arla Foods UK and its Danish parent, Arla Foods...
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NewsHow green is my dairy?
Robert Wiseman claims to have built the most eco-friendly dairy processing unit in the world at Bridgwater. Richard Ford explores the company’s plan to green the white stuff
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NewsWiseman denies link to profit warning as Tesco joins milk war
One of Tesco’s biggest milk suppliers has insisted that a profits warning issued on Thursday was unrelated to Tesco’s decision this week to go head to head with Asda on retail milk prices for the first time.
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Asda stumbles in chilled fish as rivals surge ahead
Asda is the only one of the big four retailers to have shown a year-on-year decline in sales of chilled fish over the past year, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. Value sales of chilled fish at Asda have fallen 0.3% and volumes...
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NewsWyke Farms aims to be no2 in branded Cheddar
Wyke Farms is revamping its Cheddar range and embarking on its biggest-ever campaign this autumn in a bid to become the number two Cheddar in the UK.
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Arla reveals eco-friendly ‘next-gen’ dairy location
Arla Foods' £150m "next-generation" dairy will be located on a 70-acre site in Aylesbury, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. Since Arla announced its intention to build the dairy last November, it has remained tight-lipped as to the...
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Wheat costs threaten to push up price of poultry
Shoppers face rising chicken and egg prices as a result of soaring wheat costs. Sixty per cent of the cost of producing poultry and eggs is feed, and the November futures price for wheat which makes up 60% of that feed has risen £50 per...
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NewsArla follows Unilever in pushing umbrella brand
Arla Foods UK has embarked on a major new communications and rebranding drive to increase consumer awareness of the brand behind household brands such as Anchor, Lurpak and Cravendale.
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Cost-cutting tactics help First Milk return to profit
First Milk has "turned the corner" having converted last year's £9.9m loss into a profit in its latest results.