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The Sunday Times reported in its issue yesterday (12.2.12) that a Norfolk pig farm, Harling Farm in Harling, Norfolk, was guilty of “long term neglect” of animals and that an undercover video showed “animals with weeping sores, hernia...
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Gleadell Agriculture Ltd has acquired the entire share capital of Tabmellow Ltd, the holding company of Dunns (Long Sutton) Ltd, near Holbeach Lincs. Independent grain merchant Gleadell is a significant supplier of seed and fertiliser to UK farmers bas...
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The Forum of Private Business has urged the Government to simplify the entire apprenticeship system in order to make them more business-friendly and appealing to industry leaders. Marking the National Apprenticeship Week last week (6– 10 February), the ...
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Shoppers will soon be able to keep their fruit and vegetables fresher for days longer thanks to new packaging that is being trialed by Tesco. The supermarket is the first retailer to see how the packaging performs in prolonging the freshness of tomatoe...
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New labelling currently being rolled out across Sainsbury’s stores around the country will advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product’s use by date. WRAP research shows that 60% of us believe that food has t...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9076461/Sainsburys-boss-calls-on-high-street-to-shrink-or-die.html...
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The NFU has called for EU legislators to think very carefully before approving rules which could see around 16% of UK oats removed from the food chain.
Despite the European Food Standards Authority concluding that there is no health riskfrom curren...
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The environmental impact of different broiler and egg production systems is set to come under the spotlight in a project funded by Defra LINK, the Scottish government and DARD Northern Ireland.
As part of the next stage of a project looking at how ...
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The UK fresh produce industry celebrated its strong trading relationships with the People’s Republic of China at the 66th Fresh Produce Consortium Annual Dinner on Saturday 4 February 2012, held at The Savoy, London, with sponsors The China Chamb...
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With National Apprentice Week taking place from 6-10 February 2012, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is doing its bit to raise the profile of apprenticeships amongst food manufacturers by rolling out a series of regional roadshows across the country...
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The Co-op Group is set to recruit 800 new apprentices – double the number recruited last year. Four hundred young people were recruited to The Co-operative’s Apprenticeship Academy– the most diverse scheme of its kind in the UK - duri...
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WRAP has announced that the UK’s capability to recycle plastic packaging has been given a further boost this week with funding provided to recycle an additional 15,000 tonnes of rigid plastic packaging at ECO Plastics’ facility in Lincolnsh...
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A brand new range of hand roasted spices has been released by Norfolk-based The Fresh Spice Company. The company, a sub-brand of Seymours of England, mills, roasts and blends the spices fresh, and has created eight blends based on North African recipes...
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The Leek Growers Agronomy Day will be held on Wednesday 15th February 2012 at Stokes Yard, Anchor Drove, Southery, Norfolk, PE38 0PU.
This will consist of leek Field Trials, run by NIAB, presentations and a trade exhibition for all those involved i...
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Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament, the UK's food and drink industry has urged members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to support the European Commission's proposed amendment to allow manufacturers to include 'x% less' or '...
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Morrisons has agreed buy a 105,000 sq ft meat processing facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK Ltd. The site is a centralised fresh pork and lamb retail packing plant which has the capacity to expand into beef products and increase its overall ex...
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, joined food and drink manufacturers and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Groupto discuss the industry's '2020Vision to deliver 20% sustainable growth...
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Communities with ambitions for economic growth have been given a cash boost of nearly £1 billion to get their projects off the ground and improve their local areas. Ministers have confirmed the allocation of the £500 milllion Growing P...
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Anglia Business Solutions has today named Robert Frost as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, with immediate effect. Robert has been on the Board of Directors at Anglia for 12 years and formerly held the positions of Finance Director and Commercial ...
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Margaret’s Frozen Luxuries (based in Colchester, Essex) has won the praise of Michel
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Jr. The company’s award-winning luxury frozen yoghurts have been showcased in Michel Roux Jr’s ‘Seasons’ magazine as an ...
