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  • Now for fair pay

    AFTER FAIR trade and fair prices, the living wage is the next source of pressure for retailers and caterers.                             The local Co-op supermarket in North Berwick… Read More

  • Gluten free product sales on the rise

    GLUTEN FREE products have increased in popularity and are taking up a larger proportion of our shopping baskets, according to shopping and comparison site mySupermarket.co.uk.                         Items containing no… Read More

  • Supermarkets step up to the mark after horsegate

    THE ENGLISH pig industry’s latest survey of supermarket shelves shows retailers have increased their support for British-farmed pork, ham and sausages over the past 12 months.   The Porkwatch survey, which is conducted every two months, records the number of… Read More

  • Thousands of tonnes of saturated fat removed from UK’s diet

    MORE THAN one and a half Olympic size swimming pools of saturated fat will be removed from the nation’s diet over the next year as part of a drive to cut the amount of saturated fat in our food.  … Read More

  • Supermarkets commit to ‘Price it Right’ campaign

    FOUR OF BRITAIN’S largest supermarket companies have offered their support to consumer group Which?’s ‘Price it Right’ campaign for simpler, clearer and consistent pricing.   Aldi, The Co-operative, Waitrose and Morrisons have all committed to improving food labels in their… Read More

  • Aldi commits to Scottish pig welfare

    HIGH STREET supermarket chain Aldi has offered a welcome boost to the Scottish pig industry by committing to stocking Scottish SPCA approved products.   All 46 Scottish Aldi stores will, from this week, be selling “Specially Selected Pork Approved by… Read More

  • Spotlight on ingredients suppliers in horse meat scandal

    ANALYSIS IS urgently being carried out by the meat companies implicated in the investigation by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), following the discovery that one Tesco beef burger contained 29% horse meat.   The pressure is on ingredients… Read More