All articles by Richard Ford – Page 60
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Haddock price set to rise as Iceland's quota is cut
Shoppers are facing higher prices for haddock as a result of falling Icelandic supplies, experts have warned.
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Waitrose in talks to secure the future of Duchy Originals
Waitrose is thrashing out a deal with Duchy Originals to bail out the Prince of Wales' food brand.
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MBM sunk by 'tough' UK vegetable market
One of the country's leading fresh produce businesses, MBM Produce, has gone into administration. MBM, which has traded as MBMG since the merger of MBM Produce and FW Gedney in 2006, called in administrators Grant Thornton last Friday. The...
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MBM sunk by 'tough' UK vegetable market
One of the country's leading fresh produce businesses, MBM Produce, has gone into administration. MBM, which has traded as MBMG since the merger of MBM Produce and FW Gedney in 2006, called in administrators Grant Thornton last Friday. The...
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NewsRetail crime up as recession bites
The recession is leading to an increase in retail crime the Government must respond to, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
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NewsCoors blimey! Record ad campaign for “world’s most refreshing beer”
Coors Light is to receive its biggest-ever marketing push with the launch of a £3.5m advertising campaign today.
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Sainsbury's extends CO2 scheme to meat and eggs
Sainsbury's is to roll out its carbon reduction programme from the Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group to its red meat, poultry and egg supply chains.
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New Omsco adverts push affordability of trading up to organic
Omsco is set to launch a campaign this autumn to persuade consumers that trading up to organic milk is more affordable than they think.The £1m TV campaign will run from September to December and focus on the low price premium organic dairy...
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Beef processors hit by falling leather returns
Beef processors are losing millions from the sale of cattle hides as the downturn in consumer goods hits wholesale leather prices.Prices paid to processors for leather have slumped by £15 per head of cattle, according to Gerry Maguire, MD...
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Recession spawns unethical consumers
The recession will have a significant long-term impact on shoppers’ ethical principles, according to a new survey.
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Greyfriars to boost mushroom output with £4.5m facility
Vegetable supplier Greyfriars is planning to create Europe's most advanced mushroom facility.It has submitted plans to Harrogate Borough Council for a £4.5m, 7,000 sq m mushroom farm at its site in Wath, North Yorkshire. The...
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Beef industry gives Meat Free Mondays short shrift
The British meat industry has derided Sir Paul McCartney's new Meat Free Monday campaign. On Monday, the former Beatle and his daughters Stella and Mary launched a campaign calling on meat eaters to give up meat one day a week. His interest...
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Dairy industry looks to pick up supply after DFB's failure
It's all over now for Dairy Farmers of Britain. But could its demise lead to a healthier dairy industry in the end, ask Michael Barker and Richard Ford
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NewsCo-op lobbies MPs to back marine reserves call
The Co-operative Group is to write to every MP in the country highlighting the need to include a mechanism for creating marine reserves in the draft Marine Bill.
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Peril on the sea revealed in fishermen's death toll
Every year up to 24,000 commercial fishermen lose their lives around the world - just catching the fish for our supper.UK fishermen face a fatal accident rate 24 times higher than construction workers, according to a shocking new report...
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NewsRetail Prices: Fruit and veg basket costs 5.6% less than last month
Shoppers who value their 5-a-day are smiling this month. First there was the £1 pineapple. Then the news that prices are falling overall. Richard Ford reports
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Food worriers turning to UHT milk, Tetra Pak says
Anxious shoppers concerned about food safety are turning increasingly to long life milk, new research reveals.Global UHT milk consumption has increased 7.9% a year on average in the past four years, claimed Tetra Pak, which publishes the...
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Scots set to benefit from Chilean salmon collapse
Scotland's salmon farming industry is set to capitalise on global supply shortages by increasing export sales.
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Eblex ads to highlight quality and assurance
Eblex has ditched the frivolity along with Beefy and Lamby in its new multi-million pound marketing campaign, which is launched next week.The campaign, which forms the first phase of a £4m marketing spend for 2009/10, will emphasise the...
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RSPCA comes under fire for 'inbred herd' claims
The dairy industry has dismissed RSPCA claims dairy cows are inbred and riddled with welfare problems as "uninformed and sensationalist".