Government urges food firms to protect provenance
Environment secretary Owen Paterson has urged more UK food firms to harness EU protected name schemes to promote and protect global exports, pledging government support in that process.
Archives for June 5, 2014
CCE’s hula hoop and tai chi strategy to beat obesity
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has launched ParkLives, a £20M initiative to press people to take part in physical activities – such as hula hooping and tai chi – in parks throughout the UK to tackle obesity.
Morrisons quiet on reports of up to 2,000 job cuts
Morrisons is refusing to confirm or deny press reports that it plans to axe 2,000 jobs, as part of a new management restructure.
ABF purchase of Dorset Cereals benefits both – analyst
Dorset Cereals is likely to benefit from strong support and investment from Associated British Foods (ABF) following the latter’s agreement to acquire the company, according to one analyst.
European RSPO 2014
Sustainable palm oil pressures worrying to emerging economies
Food businesses and consumers don’t understand the impact emerging economies could face if pressure to source 100% sustainable palm oil builds too quickly, Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainable development manager Fiona Wheatley claims.
Quail hatches from Waitrose egg
One Waitrose shopper got an unexpected surprise when a live quail reportedly hatched from a box of eggs she bought from the retailer.
Morrisons’ chairman to step down
Morrisons’ chairman Sir Ian Gibson is to step down, the supermarket chain has announced, a month after Roger Owen, a former director of the business, had called for his resignation.
Sir Ken Morrison in ‘bullshit’ attack on supermarket boss
Sir Ken Morrison, the outspoken former chairman of Morrisons, has launched a stinging attack on the retailer’s boss Dalton Philips, describing his strategy for the recovery of the troubled business as “bullshit”.
Ten commandments of social media launched
Social media should not be used by food and drink manufacturers and retailers to make false marketing claims as a means of driving sales, according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), which has launched a campaign to encourage companies to...
Meat processors rail against inspection costs
The cost of official food hygiene inspections remains a contentious issue for many primary meat processors that would like to see the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) monopoly on inspecting abattoirs broken.
Labelling policy will not be returned to FSA
The government is unlikely to return authenticity and labelling policy to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as recommended by Professor Chris Elliott’s interim report into last year’s horsemeat scandal.
Baby death linked to contaminated feed
Health authorities are probing the death of a baby linked to the suspected contamination of a food drip.