NATIONAL FARMERS UNION leader Peter Kendall has seen members endure a miserable 10 months but concerns over food security, prices and sourcing in the wake of the horse meat scandal could offer new opportunities, he tells David Burrows. To travel 600 miles [...]
BRITAIN’S ANAEROBIC digestion capacity is growing and yet many foodservice companies are still sending food waste to landfill. Footprint looks at the gaps in the UK system. There are now 106 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in the UK, not counting those used in [...]
THREE OF THE country’s more ethical supermarkets have removed requirements for their suppliers to give poultry only GM-free feed. Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and The Coop have all announced changes to their policies given that they could no longer guarantee the integrity of GM-free soy. [...]
THE USE of unsustainable palm oil is rife in UK chocolate products. The charity Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Ethical Consumer magazine surveyed more than 70 brands, asking about their practices and policies in relation to palm oil sourcing. They also carried out an investigation [...]
CATERERS, CHEFS and retailers have joined forces in a bid to end hunger in Africa. Sainsbury’s, Compass, The Co-operative and Marks and Spencer are among the initial sponsors of “Food for Good”, a new campaign being run by charity Farm Africa. The businesses will come [...]
PORK HAS been in the news quite a bit of late. Red Tractor’s CEO picks up the story, and explains why the assurance scheme has plenty still to offer. David Burrows (DB): Good afternoon. You’ve recently teamed up with Jimmy Doherty on [...]
SMALL BUSINESSES are waiting up to 180 days to be paid for the services and products they provide to larger companies. One well-known company apparently waits almost 200 days or around seven months before paying its small suppliers. Government set to name and shame [...]
INVESTORS INCLUDING The Duchy of Cornwall, Sainsburys and Islamic investment firm Fajr Capital have stumped up £65m to back a network of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The money will be used to form a game-changing start-up company, Tamar Energy, which will focus on producing energy from organic waste [...]
