All Sourcing articles – Page 126
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Controversial pig 'mega-farm' plans withdrawn after permit failure
The farm faced widespread opposition from local residents, environmental campaigners, animal welfare charities and celebrities
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Craft beer brewers line up Scottish export deal
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has signed up 19 Scottish brewers for its export initiative Craft Beer Clan
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UK taste for corned beef helping drive illegal deforestation, claims report
The UK’s appetite for corned beef is driving the illegal clearance of hundreds of thousands of hectares of tropical forest a year
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Easter lamb to be cheap thanks to strong supply from UK & NZ
The increase in supply, combined with an expected round of promotional activity ahead of Easter, could see retail prices fall for lamb over the coming weeks
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DEFRA appeals for farmer evidence on crop loss costs
Wrap, The Warwick Crop Centre and research consultancy 3Keel specifically want potato, lettuce and strawberry growers to get involved in the study
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World of Zing to distribute unusual ingredients
Products include YogiYo Korean cooking sauces, Pump Street Bakery chocolate, Bermondsey Tonic Water, and Stellacello grapefruit liqueur
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UK food sector needs strengthening, says Justin King-led task force
The ‘Leading Food 4.0’ report also criticised the UK’s food industry for being too fragmented
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Analysis and Features
Nut contamination: risk and complexity in spice supply
In light of recent nut contamination alerts, food businesses must be aware of the risks and complexities of the spice supply chain
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Former First Milk plant at Maelor gets poultry green light
A £10m investment in a poultry processing plant in North Wales has been given the green light
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Organised crime to target food industry
Report by Europol claims that criminals are turning away from traditional sources of crime to food and drink
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Provision Trade Federation unveils raft of service improvements
Chairman Andy Smith said a renewed strategy for the organisation would improve strategies for bacon and pigmeat members, yoghurt and goat dairy members, and the cheese sector
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Groceries Code Adjudicator power extension will prove difficult, says farming minister
Speaking at the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham, Eustice warned that the process could prove too “complicated”
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Virgin Trains to obtain milk supply from local dairies across West Coast Main Line
The deal will see fresh milk bought from dairies within seven miles of the West Coast mainline
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Naansters supplier Food Attraction cranks up capacity
Naansters supplier Food Attraction is opening a second factory to meet rising demand for its products…
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Cocoa used in Mars Bars to be Fairtrade-certified from autumn 2015
Mars said it would also be the first UK company to commit to Fairtrade’s new Cocoa Sourcing Programme
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Arla aided by strong first half of 2014, but warns trouble ahead
Annual results published this week by the dairy giant revealed that overall sales grew by 7.5% to €10.6 billion (£7.8 billion)
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Beef industry code of conduct set up by NFU and BMPA
Code commits individual processor signatories to being open and clear about their company’s terms and conditions but does not cover prices
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Tesco to highlight price it pays TSDG farmers for milk
Tesco is rolling out an in-store marketing push to promote the cost-of-production model…
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Waitrose in global top tier of companies concerned about farm welfare
Compassion in World Farming lists group as “leadership position”, in top six worldwide
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Fish fans in line to pay up as cod price leaps
The price of fish and chips could be about to go up as cod prices are on the rise as a result of tightening supplies…