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NewsAldi announces £1.1bn investment in UK egg supply
The discounter sells over 1,500 tonnes of British eggs every week – equivalent to around 2.5 million packs – and is the second-largest retailer in the UK for free-range egg volume
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NewsMPs call for mandatory animal welfare labelling in open letter
The letter, led by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Dyke and signed by 22 MPs, also calls for the strengthening of enforcement against misleading claims in food marketing
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Category ReportBranded tomato lines outperform own label following BBC investigation
Canned and puréed tomatoes were mired in controversy in late 2024
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NewsMore reliance on imports without government energy support, growers warn
The government last week announced that the agricultural sector would not be included in the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, which is set to cut electricity bills by up to 25% for a wide range of businesses
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NewsLogistics players call for ‘urgent support package’
About half the businesses polled by Logistics UK said they had already been forced to pass on extra costs to their customers
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News‘No progress’ by major supermarkets on methane emission threat
Not a single supermarket out of 20 assessed even publicly reported their methane emissions or set a target to reduce them
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NewsVeganuary founder kicks off star-studded anti-factory farming campaign
Fronted by celebrities including Diane Morgan, Jen Brister, Shabaz Ali, Dr Amir Khan and Mathew Pritchard, the campaign with the tagline ‘I don’t buy it’ has rolled out across more than 200 London Underground stations and 2,200 Tube carriages
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Defra a better fit than the CMA for the Groceries Code Adjudicator?
A move to Defra could see the GCA become more interventionist
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NewsCalls for phased realignment with EU rules rejected by government
A government response to Efra Committee calls for a phased transition to EU rules was ignored
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Comment & OpinionFood scare headlines mask the real ‘worst-case scenario’
Hysterical headlines aside, there has been a general sense of despair at the government’s handling of the crisis
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NewsClearspring launches biggest advertising campaign with matcha and tofu push
The campaign calls on consumers to ‘join the Clearspring family’ and spotlights two of the brand’s products: its Organic Japanese Silken Tofu and its Organic Japanese Matcha Green Tea Powder
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NewsNestlé partners with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture
The four-year partnership will support farmers with agronomic expertise, digital tools to measure impacts, and financial incentives linked to verified environmental outcomes
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NewsCold Chain sector slams government ‘deafness’ on Iran war threat to food industry
A letter sent by the Cold Chain Federation to Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week warned the cold chain sector was ‘uniquely exposed to rising fuel costs’
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NewsRed meat prices continue to soar as consumer demand falters
Figures from AHDB show beef spend increased by 8.8% in the 12 weeks to 22 March, driven by average price increases of 16.4%, which resulted in volume declines of 6.5%
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NewsMore than half of fisheries catches set outside scientific advice
Concerns have been raised over the ‘disappointing’ data from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science about the effectiveness of UK fisheries management
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NewsFarmers threaten protests in two weeks without government action
Farmers For Action this week threatened the government with mass farming protests if there was no movement on tax or fuel
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NewsHuge volumes of ‘unsafe’ food seized at UK border, new figures show
A total of 208 tonnes of food products deemed unfit for human consumption has been intercepted by officials since November 2024
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NewsPetits Filous launches Greek Style yoghurt pouches
The pouches come in vanilla and strawberry flavours and are fortified with calcium and vitamin D
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NewsGovernment transport strategy ‘must listen to needs of hauliers’
The logistics sector was largely ommited from a new government integrated transport strategy published last week
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Analysis & FeaturesHow big is the future for regenerative farming?
It has no agreed definition, yet brands and retailers are getting on board. Can the regenerative movement outpace organic?