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  • Retailers mark Veganuary with plant-based launches

    Retailers mark Veganuary with plant-based launches

    Supermarkets have introduced a raft of new vegan products in response to the growing consumer demand for plant-based foods. This week, Tesco launched an 18-strong Wicked Kitchen vegan range developed in partnership with high-profile plant-based chef, Derek Sarno. Products including… Read More

  • Millenials drive demand for certified fish

    Millenials drive demand for certified fish

    Shoppers’ spend on eco-labelled fish has increased for a fourth year running, according to new research by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Total spend on seafood carrying the MSC ecolabel in the UK exceeded half a billion pounds (£754m) in… Read More

  • FSA pledges action after E.coli revelations

    FSA pledges action after E.coli revelations

    The Food Standards agency has vowed to tackle the use of antibiotics in livestock farming after new research found growing levels of resistant E.coli bacteria in supermarket meat. The study commissioned by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics found that… Read More

  • Cage-free commitments heap pressure on caterers

    Cage-free commitments heap pressure on caterers

    A flurry of retailer commitments to source cage-free eggs represents a seismic shift for the sector and puts pressure on foodservice operators to follow suit, according to Compassion in World Farming. Major UK supermarkets and convenience chains including Tesco, Aldi,… Read More

  • Sodexo eggs to be cage-free by 2025

    Sodexo eggs to be cage-free by 2025

    Sodexo has committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs across its global business by 2025. The foodservice operator said the commitment marked a major step forward in its animal welfare strategy and pledged to work with local producers, NGOs and the… Read More

  • Suppliers sunk by food price wars

    Suppliers sunk by food price wars

    Tumbling prices caused by supermarket price wars were responsible for a huge spike in the number of food suppliers going out of business last year. The number of producers entering insolvency hit 162 in 2015, more than triple the number… Read More

  • Behind the Headlines: Tesco’s farm fudge

    Behind the Headlines: Tesco’s farm fudge

    The supermarket’s refresh of its fresh produce ranges using ‘fake’ farms has left a sour taste, but it won’t last for long, says David Burrows. Poor old Tesco: just when it seems to have come up with a decent idea,… Read More

  • Grocery guide for buying British

    Grocery guide for buying British

    The NFU has made it easier for shoppers to buy British. A new online supermarket sourcing guide shows where the major retailers source their meat, dairy and fresh produce. It’s taken 12 months to produce the guide, but it couldn’t… Read More

  • The numbers you need to know

    Ethical eating                   87% of UK consumers are aware of free-range labels. But just 36% say they’ve heard of the MSC approval scheme for fish.   More fish in schools    … Read More

  • Aldi tells NFU of its major commitments to UK growers

    ALDI HAS made a number of new commitments to UK growers which could change the face of retailer and supplier relations in this country, the NFU has said. Aldi has become the first retailer to sign up to the NFU’s Fruit… Read More