All Sourcing articles – Page 64
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NewsMcCain appoints former Nomad exec James Young as its new agriculture director
Young’s focus will be on deepening McCain’s work to “protect future of potato growing and embed sustainable agriculture practices”, he said
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NewsSoil Association Certification joins Amazon climate initiative
The tech giant’s initiative is designed to make it easier for shoppers to find climate-friendly products
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NewsBritish food ranks high for trust, according to Red Tractor study
Almost half of respondents to the study cited high standards and regulation as a key source of trust, but only 25% placed their faith in food from the US
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Comment & OpinionFarming must be central to our future food system – and climate change policies
Agriculture contributes hugely to our economy yet farmers aren’t being paid fairly, says chair of the Rural Policy Group Mark Lumsdon-Taylor
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NewsMSC-certified sales volumes grow by 6% as shoppers seek out sustainable seafood
Some 1.28 million tonnes of sustainable, MSC-certified seafood was sold during the 2020/21 financial year, the NGO said
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NewsVeg Power: More needs to be done to promote seasonal veg to shoppers
The campaign said shoppers suffered from a ”significant education deficit” on the merits and availability of seasonal produce
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NewsAHDB pledges to look outward following ‘turbulent’ period
After votes to abolish two industry levies, the organisation had been through a “very tough” period, said CEO Tim Rycroft
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NewsKendamil launches palm oil-free Ready to Feed formula
The product will go on sale on 12 October and is made from cow’s milk and sustainably sourced algal oil – a marine algae-based fish oil substitute
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NewsPig cull underway as PM dismisses concerns of pork sector
About 600 pigs have been culled so far, said the National Pig Association on Wednesday, with many more to follow
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NewsNorwegian Seafood Council and Asda link for white fish sustainability push
The tie-up includes online and in-store activity via advertising, PoS and social media marketing
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Comment & OpinionBoris Johnson is alienating industry with casual disregard – next he’ll be alienating voters
The pig sector has reacted with fury over the PM’s dismissal of the growing backlog of pigs on farms caused by the labour crisis
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NewsUK’s cultured meat sector ‘could be worth £2.1bn to economy’
British startup Ivy Farm Technologies has called on the government to support the UK’s emerging lab-grown meat sector
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NewsPuffin Produce claims UK first with carbon neutral potato launch
The supplier will launch its Root Zero potatoes into 200 Co-op stores across the UK next week
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NewsBritish pork sector needs supermarket support to clear pig backlog says NPA
Supermarkets are decreasing British pork facings while the industry is in crisis
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NewsScottish seafood sector still has positive future despite Brexit disruption: report
Industry body Seafood Scotland has called for more long-term financial support from government to ensure the sector thrives
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership scores highest for UK businesses in WWF’s sustainable palm oil use ranking
WWF has warned that many major brands are still “failing to truly clean up their act on palm oil”
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NewsWelsh milk to be bottled in Wales with launch of startup Pembrokeshire Creamery
The business, which is backed by the directors of veg supplier Puffin Produce, hopes to start bottling next year
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NewsPilgrim’s drives Tulip back to black in pork turnaround
US meat giant Pilgrim’s Pride has completed a turnaround of Tulip, with the pork supplier bouncing back into the black for the first time in years, according to newly filed accounts
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NewsChippindale Foods becomes latest processed egg supplier to sign up to Lion scheme
It means 90% of the UK’s processed egg suppliers have now signed up to the British Lion Egg Products standard
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NewsDairy giants collaborate on new climate targets for global milk production
Eleven of the world’s 20 largest dairy companies have already signed up to the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero initaitive