All Sourcing articles – Page 107
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News
NFU cautions over 'constant boom and bust dairy cycle'
Farmgate prices have failed to keep up with record prices for cream and butter at wholesale says union
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Tesco named MSC UK Sustainable Fish Counter of the Year
The supermarket won the award for offering 22 choices of MSC-certified sustainable seafood on its counters
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Butter crisis explained: Five reasons we're facing shortages
As the butter crisis hits the headlines, here is our handy guide to what caused the shortages
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Comment and Opinion
Okja: 'super pig' could be bad news for GM livestock backers
Big business beware, the newest addition to the Netflix hall of film is out to get you
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Sainsbury's faces protests over dropping of Fairtrade label
Campaigners gathered outside the company’s AGM in London to speak out against in-house ’Fairly Traded’ scheme
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Wyke Farms and Omsco form jv and plan organic cheese brand
Deal will allow the two businesses to ‘capitalise on the growth of the organic market on a global scale’
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Anchor butter gets British-focused packaging overhaul
Arla is spending £4.5m to publicise the revamp for the once New Zealand-imported brand
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Fishermen welcome UK London Fisheries Convention withdrawal
Environment secretary Michael Gove described the move as ‘an historic first step towards building a new domestic fishing policy’
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Analysis and Features
Why are so few Brits prepared to pick fruit?
The UK fruit & veg sector is at risk because Brexit has made it harder to hire seasonal workers from Europe - and Brits don’t want to do the job. We explain why it’s so hard to hire British workers for seasonal jobs, and what to do about it.
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Dairy industry 'must do more' to pass on high prices
Despite prices surging, many farmers are questioning where the extra money is going
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Sainsbury's commits to 100% British new season lamb
The retailer’s core fresh packaged lamb range had previously been made up of varying ratios of New Zealand and British lamb
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Analysis and Features
Cashew prices soar with rising demand
Soaring demand and poor weather in key growing region Vietnam have pushed wholesale cashew prices up
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News
Stephensons wins listings at Booths for free-range milk
Whole and semi-skimmed free-range milk will be available in stores from 1 July
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Red Tractor rubber stamps tougher standards
Amended standards include ’wholesale changes’ for growers and tougher rules on antibiotic and pesticide use
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Heck enters low-fat sausage market with Super Slim range
Sausages contain 27g of fat per 100g and went on sale into 500 Sainsbury’s on 28 June
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Tesco buys extra 40 tonnes of British raspberries after bumper crop
In the past 12 months, Tesco has taken bumper crops of strawberries, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, lettuce and celery
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Tesco to axe Fairtrade for own label coffee
Move is yet another blow to the Fairtrade Foundation following a similar decision by Sainsbury’s earlier this month
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Analysis and Features
The Isle of Man: haven for a new breed of foodie startup
The Isle of Man plans to grow the value of its food and drink industry by two-thirds to £125m by 2025
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Soft fruit industry at risk without labour assurances
British Summer Fruits warns of “extreme” situation over labour shortages and soaring prices if the government does not address migrant labour shortages soon
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Gove promises 'open and frank' dialogue with food and farming
Brexit brought opportunity to get rid of ‘cumbersome bureaucracy’, said secretary of state