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Patrick Coveney appointed IGD president
Patrick Coveney, chief executive officer of Greencore Group, has been appointed president of IGD by its Board of Trustees. Already an active member of IGD’s Policy Issues Council, Coveney will take on the presidency from Andrew Higginson on 1st January 2021. Coveney...
Soil Association Certification continues to freeze fees in response to Covid-19
Soil Association Certification has announced it will continue to freeze fees for all licensees until the 31st March 2021. All core fees for organic schemes for food and farming will remain at 2019 levels. In another bid to support smaller business, Soil Association...
Contracts consultation is opportunity to change dairy sector for the better, says NFU
Flexible and innovative regulation of dairy contracts will help ensure the sector's sustainability and improve the way dairy farmers and processors work together, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU). The NFU has submitted its response to the Government...
Julie Hesketh-Laird appointed new strategy director of Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has announced the appointment of former Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation chief executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, to the new role on a two-year fixed-term appointment from the 3rd November 2020. Hesketh-Laird’s responsibilities will...
Verner Wheelock celebrates 30 years with online lecture
Food industry training firm Verner Wheelock is celebrating 30 years in business by hosting an online lecture by a leading ‘low-carb’ professional. The company, based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, was founded by professor Verner Wheelock in 1990, the same year that the...
Research shows consumers actively seeking healthier foods
89% of Scots have at least one health goal and are actively seeking healthier food, according to research by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland with Levercliff. The research looked at consumer attitudes towards health and wellbeing and what drives them when...
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