All Sourcing articles – Page 51
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NewsAlpro bears brunt of price hikes across dairy alternatives
Some key dairy alternative lines have seen price increases of almost a fifth since August
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NewsWyke Farms launches carbon neutral Ivy’s cheddar launches into Tesco
In the first major UK supermarket listing for the product, the cheese went on sale in Tesco on 12 September
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NewsWaitrose launches major brand refresh pushing quality and sourcing credentials
Last week Waitrose reported in the six months to July, customer numbers increased by 6%, but its like-for-like sales fell by 5% to £3.6bn
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NewsRice markets rocked by South Asian floods and export curbs
The UK is likely to escape the worst of any supply logjam as basmati is unaffected
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is dairy (still) meeting the sustainability challenge?
Wrap research suggests around 85 million pints of milk waste may be as a result of shoppers sticking to use-by dates
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NewsNPA calls for more support for British pig industry due to successive crises
The industry has had seven successive quarters of negative margins meaning producers have collectively lost £600m since the autumn of 2020, AHDB estimated
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NewsLong Clawson Dairy launches stilton push with first branded line
The Leicestershire-based cheesemaker will launch its 1912 Artisan Stilton brand into larger Tesco stores nationwide from next week
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NewsChanges to food labelling on EU products postponed to 2024
The new food labelling rules on EU products entering the GB market will now come into force on 1 January 2024
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NewsTruss replaces sacked George Eustice with Ranil Jayawardena at Defra
Jayawardena is a Truss loyalist and previously served as a minister at the Department for International Trade
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NewsPilgrim’s UK announces proposal to close two factories, putting over 600 jobs at risk
The company has announced plans to close its Bury St Edmunds and Coalville sites and shift production at its Ashton plant to a four-day week
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Comment & OpinionFood sector welcomes Liz Truss but she must act quickly on labour, rates, energy and more
Truss will likely be more engaged than her predecessor, but needs to take ‘urgent action’
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NewsPilgrim’s UK sees £16m loss but promises strong recovery
The pork giant reported significant inflation throughout the supply chain and lower pig prices meant results had been negatively impacted
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NewsEnergy prices a ‘complete disaster’ warns Barfoots boss as growers consider future
Growers have faced an up to 300% increase in energy prices, which is forcing many to consider their future in the sector
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Analysis & FeaturesAre the UK’s CO2 woes down to a semi-monopoly, and what’s the solution?
Why is the sector yet again plunged into doubt over CO2 sources, and what can be done to stop another crisis piling misery on food companies?
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Comment & OpinionShelve labels, seize data… why brands need to end purpose-washing
Certification schemes don’t always benefit farmers in developing countries, say Sasha Dichter and Tom Adams, co-founders of 60 Decibels
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NewsTruss pledges to help growers with labour as seasonal workers depart early
Truss – who will find out on Monday if she will succeed Boris Johnson as PM – said ’we need to expand this scheme’
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NewsUK red meat exports hit record levels during first half of 2022
Total value sales were more than 18% higher than the previous, pre-pandemic record levels, said AHDB
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NewsArla Foods reports strong first-half results, but warns of downturn ahead
Prices will continue to rise amid soaring on-farm inflation, the dairy co-op has warned
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NewsTate & Lyle widens stevia farming project in China
Aims to build on work started three years ago
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NewsJBS and environmentalists trade blows again over slaughter numbers and deforestation
Fresh salvos follow April report accusing the Brazilian meat giant of huge emissions increase