All articles by Richard Ford – Page 62
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Bacon defies recession as consumers turn to butties
Pre-pack bacon is defying the credit crunch as consumers look for convenient, recession-busting comfort food.Although sales increased just 1.6% in volume terms in the year to 26 February [TNS], they were up 4.3% in the final three months of...
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Another one bites the dust at Moy Park as Rooney departs
The commercial director of poultry and food processor Moy Park, Seamus Rooney, has become the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the company since December. Rooney, who has led the UK sales and marketing team for 10 years,...
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Egg In An Instant targets people too lazy to crack
Consumers too lazy to crack open an egg are to have their prayers answered with the launch of fresh liquid egg in a carton.
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Stakeholders meet to debate welfare clarity
The poultry industry is debating how to better communicate the diverse range of chicken production standards to consumers. Stakeholders from across the industry met at a Poultry Welfare Forum last month to thrash out details of how the...
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Riverford's organic veg box schemes go for unified branding
The River Nene and River Swale organic veg box schemes are to be renamed Riverford to bring them into line with the more recognisable parent brand.The schemes, based in Cambridgeshire and North Yorkshire, are part of the Riverford organic...
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Medium eggs 'send out better welfare message'
Shoppers are being urged to switch from large to medium eggs on the grounds they improve hen welfare - and taste better.Although medium eggs were popular on the Continent, the British still preferred larger eggs, said Tom Vesey, chairman of...
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Suppliers: Code of Practice needs effective ombudsman
Supplier groups have welcomed this week’s publication of a revised Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice but said it is imperative the code has the backing of an effective ombudsman.
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Prawn volume sales fall as shoppers spread net
Shoppers seeking cheaper seafood options may be driving down consumption and sales of prawns. While total fish consumption increased 4% in the year to November 2008, that of prawns fell 5%, according to TNS figures.
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NewsCommodities: A year of economic turmoil sends meat prices soaring
Our meat basket showed that prices are overwhelmingly up year-on-year. The past month has been more balanced, however. Richard Ford reports
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NFU outlines bold plan to rescue British dairy
The National Farmers' Union this week launched a Survival Plan for British Dairying. Laying down the gauntlet at its annual conference in Birmingham, the union said the industry's prospects were positive, but a clearer action plan was...
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NewsMinister slams FSA satfat campaign for lacking in balance
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack again this week. Not from an angry food producer this time, but from the very body that created it – the Government.
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NewsASA upholds complaints about pork welfare ads
The Bpex campaign to promote UK pig farming experienced a major setback this week when welfare claims in one of its ads were branded "misleading" and had to be removed. The advert, which appeared on billboards and in the press during 2008,...
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Duchy courage
These are challenging times for organic, but the Duchy Originals boss remains undaunted. Richard Ford reports
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Tesco cheap? We're cheaper!
Yaxham Waters Farm Shop is playing Tesco at its own game when it comes to pricing - and so far the strategy seems to be working. Richard Ford and Nick Hughes report
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Cheaper cuts boosted by Jamie's TV crusade
Retailers have reported sharp spikes in sales of cheaper cuts of British pork on the back of Jamie Oliver’s latest crusade and the deepening recession. Waitrose said total pork sales rose 20% last weekend. Sales of pork belly joints were up...
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NewsCommodities: Cucumbers soar in price as bananas and apples crash
Apples, bananas and grapes are feeling the retail price squeeze but cucumbers and mushrooms have soared in price in the past month, says Richard Ford
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NewsCharles' Duchy label lowers price point to appeal to the masses
Prince Charles’ Duchy Originals is trying to take the brand mass-market with a relaunch, cheaper prices and more emphasis on its sustainability credentials. Duchy will reduce the size and price of a number of products across the range to make...
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Ramsay faces viewer backlash
Channel 4 is under mounting pressure to take action against Gordon Ramsay following his use of expletives during Gordon’s Great British Nightmare, The Daily Mail reports…
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Potato industry 'must pull in young people'
The potato industry faces long term decline unless it does more to win over younger consumers, warns a new Potato Council report, seen exclusively by The Grocer. Although the short term prospects for the industry were good (see Fresh Produce...
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Tesco urged to share its dairy centre discoveries
The dairy industry has called for Tesco to share research findings from its new National Dairy Centre with the community at large. The centre, officially opened last week, is based at the University of Liverpool and will be funded through an...