All Sourcing articles – Page 106
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NewsLeading tea brands back scheme to improve Assam pickers’ lives
The Ethical Tea Partnership has kicked off its Women, Children and Families in Assam Commitment in partnership with UNICEF, covering 200 estates
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NewsFSA trials blockchain for meat inspection audits
The regulator launched a pilot two months ago with IBM
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit wins funding for 'upgrade'
The FSA unit will see its headcount grow from 22 to 82 and will become fully operational, with full investigatory powers, from next March
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NewsWaitrose and M&S sign up to 'ghost gear' fisheries initiative
World Animal Protection initiative aims to reduce the 640,000 tonnes of gear discarded in the oceans every year
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NewsWhat do US-style feedlots mean for British beef?
Does the existence of a dozen industrial-scale beef finishing units in England undermine Britain’s grass-fed image?
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NewsTesco blames shortages of fresh chicken on packaging problems
Shoppers have been reporting difficulties locating fresh chicken
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NewsTulip CEO Steve Francis steps down
Francis was credited with turning the pork supplier around and bringing it back into profitability by parent Danish Crown
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NewsEfra warns of Brexit threat to smaller fruit & veg suppliers
Smaller horticulture businesses could suffer if EU support mechanisms for farmers are not replicated, The Committee warns
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NewsABP Food Group ploughs £17m investment into Perth beef plant
Cash injection will allow plant to ‘become one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the UK’
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NewsTulip to cut 150 jobs in Bodmin as production levels fall
It comes as Young’s Seafood also confirms plans to close its Annan factory
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NewsTesco to slash supplier numbers in next phase of Reset
The move will see Tesco conduct a sweeping review of its entire supplier base over the next two years
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NewsFoodservice companies urged to improve seafood sourcing
Only a small percentage of foodservice companies had signed up to the Sustainable Seafood Coalition, said its secretariat
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NewsSupermeat & Fish Awards: entry deadline extended
The awards will be part of The Grocer’s programme of events for the first time this year
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NewsArla to end cheese production in Wales
Up to 154 jobs could be lost as part of a strategic review of its cheesemaking division
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NewsOrnua Foods bounces back into black with £7.1m profit
The dairy co-op saw total revenue hit £319m for the year to 30 December, up 11.6% on the previous year
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NewsDovecote Park to launch new beef and venison brand
The Waitrose own label beef supplier is launching The Juicy Meat Co this autumn in a bid to target new audiences
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NewsAHDB set to launch £1m Cheeky Beef campaign
Marketing push will launch later this month and target time-short households with a range of 30-minute or less recipes
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Comment & OpinionAlgo-trading is a threat grocery has to take seriously
Markets such as cocoa and coffee are being targeted by short-term investors using computer-driven algorithmic trading, warns Violeta Stevens of Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
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NewsTraidcraft report reveals ‘appalling’ tea worker conditions
Traidcraft has called on big tea brands to be transparent about which Assam tea estates they buy from
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NewsMeat suppliers' trade body AIMS resigns from Red Tractor board
Rift follows disagreement over future direction of Red Tractor, and lack of focus on eating quality by the scheme