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UK supermarkets trial eco-footprint labels

May 25, 2022

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and the Co-op are set to trial environmental labels in a virtual reality capacity this summer as the sector moves towards building an industry standard. The move…

Lab-grown meat firms look to post-Brexit UK expansion

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May 20, 2022

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Lab-grown meat firms have claimed post-Brexit UK market could be a “primary innovation hub” with less stringent regulations compared to the EU. Cultured meat, which is grown from animal cells…

Analysis: Can supermarket value lines really solve the cost-of-living crisis?

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May 6, 2022

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The cost of living crisis won’t be solved by opting for Aldi own-brand products – despite what DEFRA minister George Eustice believes. With one-fifth of Britons already buying fewer food…

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Britons are buying less meat amid cost of living crisis

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May 4, 2022

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Britons are purchasing less meat, fish and poultry in a bid to save money amid the cost of living crisis, market research firm NielsenIQ has revealed. According to NielsenIQ, volume…

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Families should buy cheaper alternatives, urges DEFRA minister

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May 4, 2022

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DEFRA minister George Eustice has urged families to buy cheaper alternatives to help “manage” household budgets amid the cost of living crisis. Although Eustice admitted that rising prices in the…

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Free-range eggs to return to supermarkets in May

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April 28, 2022

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Free-range eggs will be returning to UK supermarkets as birds will no longer needs to be kept indoors in protection of bird flu from 2 May. The Department for Environment,…

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Earth Day 2022: Five of the greenest sustainable supermarket initiatives

April 22, 2022

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The pandemic has caused a big shift in consumer behaviour, with almost half of UK consumers actively buy products from companies with strong environmental credentials, with that figure rising to…

Loophole labels barn chickens as ‘free-range’

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April 13, 2022

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A governmental loophole has allowed chickens to be labelled ‘free-range’ even though they have never stepped foot outside due to the avian flu outbreak. DEFRA has named the crisis as…

Food sector to ‘permanently shrink’ amid shortages, warn MPs

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April 6, 2022

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Ministers’ failure to alleviate labour shortages due to post-Brexit policy and the pandemic will “permanently” shrink the UK’s food sector and increase prices, MPs have warned. The warnings came part…

Farmers urge supermarkets to increase egg prices

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April 1, 2022

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British free-range poultry farmers are urging supermarkets to increase the price of a dozen eggs by 40p as the smaller producers face collapse. The warning comes as production costs have…

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