Tag Archives: Helen Browning

Tesco under fire for fictitious branding

Tesco under fire for fictitious branding
Tesco has found itself on the receiving end of a backlash against its fictitious fresh produce branding. The retailer has introduced 76 new lines across seven different farm brands - including Redmere Farms for vegetables and Boswell Farms for beef - to replace a number of its Everyday Value range of fruit, vegetables and meat…
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Organic v non-organic: the battle over health benefits

Organic v non-organic: the battle over health benefits
Organic milk and meat could well be healthier than non-organic products. An analysis of over 250 research papers by scientists at Newcastle University found “clear differences” between organic and conventional milk and meat. “Most importantly, a switch from conventional to organic would raise omega-3 fat intake without increasing calories and undesirable saturated fat,” they noted.…
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The organic food market fights back

THE 2015 Organic Market Report, produced by the Soil Association, says that sales of organic products are on the rise, increasing by 4% in 2014.                           The report has revealed that shoppers spent an extra £1.4 million a week on organic products and…
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New report calls for changes to the UK food and farming policy

THE FOOD Ethics Council, Soil Association and Compassion in World Farming have collaborated with seven other UK organisations to produce a report which challenges the government’s current UK food and farming policy.                         The organisations involved have joined forces to highlight the overwhelming evidence…
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Public health at top of Soil Association agenda

LEADING EXPERTS from education and the public health sector gathered last week at the annual Soil Association conference, under that banner ‘Good Food for All’.   The conference, which took place on from the 9th-10th October in London, focused on the central theme that food can cut across local and national government silos like no…
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£3.6m for sustainable catering

SUSTAINABLE CATERING has been given a £3.6m boost thanks to funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Well-Being programme.     The Food for Life Partnership, a national school food programme run by the Soil Association, has been awarded the grant to help promote healthy eating and healthier communities through improved access to nutritious food and…
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