Arla confirms strategy for carbon zero dairy
Europe’s largest dairy cooperative, Arla Foods, has announced its ambition that by 2050 its operations from cow to consumer will be carbon net zero, with any unavoidable emissions entirely offset by improvements elsewhere in the supply chain. The company says it aims...
Sainsbury’s chairman steps down
Sainsbury’s has formally confirmed that Martin Scicluna has been appointed as its new chairman. The appointment was ratified on 10th March 2019, after current chairman David Tyler stepped down from the Board on 9th March. Sainsbury’s search for a new chairman to...
Yorkshire farmer confirmed as new Minister of State for Agriculture
Scarborough and Whitby MP Robert Goodwill has been appointed to the role of Minister of State for Agriculture at Defra. Mr Goodwill was formerly Minister of State at the Department for Education from June 2017 to January 2018, but was sacked from the post on 9th...
International Women’s Day celebrated by WIM Awards
YPL Exhibitions & Events, have confirmed the ongoing support of Ladies In Pigs and Ladies In Beef, for this year’s annual Women In Meat Industry Awards (WIM). The nominations and voting programme commence in June and the annual ceremony, where ten category Awards...
Greggs vegan sausage roll increases sales
The bakery chain Greggs has said that the publicity for its vegan sausage roll earlier this year has helped sales surge 9.6% in the seven weeks to 16th February. The snack, which is made from the meat substitute quorn, launched at the start of the year, coinciding...
