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Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference

Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has addressed concerns over access to labour after Brexit and announced a review of the inspection regime during the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Recognising that farming currently depends on access to labour from...

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Morrisons takes over free range eggs supplier

Morrisons takes over free range eggs supplier

Morrisons has acquired free range eggs manufacturer Chippindale Foods, bringing forward the date at which all its eggs will come from non-caged hens, which currently stands at 2025. The addition of the Chippindale Foods business is expected to enable Morrisons to work...

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Kerry Group reports strong volume in 2017

Kerry Group reports strong volume in 2017

Kerry Group has enjoyed a buoyant year, with preliminary results for the year ending 31st December revealing group revenue of €6.4 billion. The overall 4.3% business volume growth year-on-year was offset, according to the group, by adverse currency movements,...

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Russell Hume goes into administration

Russell Hume goes into administration

Meat supplier Russell Hume has gone into administration, with this news following the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) recent hygiene investigation into the company. Headquartered in Derby and operating from six production sites in Liverpool, Birmingham, London,...

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Government warned over post-Brexit food tariffs

Government warned over post-Brexit food tariffs

Defra and trade organisations have been urged to provide “detailed sector analysis on the impact of tariffs on the UK’s agricultural sectors”. In its report on Brexit’s impact on the food trade, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has warned that...

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Groceries Code Adjudicator remit not to be extended

Groceries Code Adjudicator remit not to be extended

Defra has announced that there was “not enough evidence” to support extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to include primary producers. Instead, the Government has announced a ‘collaboration fund’ of up to £10 million, as part of a series of...

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Meat enjoyed growth during ‘Veganuary’

Meat enjoyed growth during ‘Veganuary’

Both fresh primary meat and poultry and fresh processed meat and poultry grew in volume over the 12 weeks to 28th January, with the latter growing faster than the wider grocery market and inflation. According to Kantar Worldpanel, despite the 'Veganuary' campaign...

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