Grace Duncan
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Quorn launches first meat free pie to feed the whole family
The pie (rsp: £4/ 680g) will be available from 26 March in Sainsbury's → Read More
Aldi becomes latest to lift fruit & veg rationing
The discounter is the latest to lift all buying restrictions following Lidl making a similar announcement on Friday → Read More
Wyke Farms opens £10m butter facility in Somerset
The new dairy will enable the company to produce premium butter with longer shelf-life, allowing for shipping to export markets and reducing waste in store and at home → Read More
Lidl joins Asda and Morrisons in lifting fruit & veg rationing
The discounter said fruit & veg availability had remained strong and that all restrictions would be lifted by Monday → Read More
Barfoots launches new process to extend veg freshness
The Freshlock process pasteurises vegetables, extending the life whilst retaining the natural vitamins and minerals → Read More
England loses one-fifth of female breeding pig herd
The latest figures were 25% below the 317,000 head recorded in 2020, which is 'significant' for production → Read More
Asda launches 150 new product lines for Ramadan
The supermarket will also be launching dedicated Ramadan aisles in 150 stores → Read More
Danone promises to ‘never’ launch HFSS products for kids
The commitment comes as part of a strategy to be a 'purpose-led, health-focused major food and drink company' → Read More
Florette and Higgidy announce partnership to give shoppers better value
The partnership will include recipe inspiration and promotions to support consumers → Read More
Tesco rolls out Leaf marque certification for all UK growers
The retailer's growers are now certified to robust environmental standards → Read More
Fruit & veg crisis: farmers slam Thérèse Coffey’s response
Criticism of the Defra secretary comes amid myriad crises across British food production → Read More
GrowUp Farms rolls vertically grown salad bags into Iceland
The launch was described as an 'industry first' by the business → Read More
Sainsbury’s ditches plastic trays for vacuum packaging beef mince
In a first for UK retailers, Sainsbury's has swapped to vacuum packaging across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually, it claims → Read More
Future of UK farming in peril as food production slumps, NFU warns
NFU president Minette Batters said egg production had slipped to a billion fewer eggs than in previous years, with more shortages expected to come → Read More
Wholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate → Read More
Mowi announces record year, breaking £1bn in operating profit
The company harvested a total of 446,000 tonnes of fish in 2022, some 4,000 more than guided a year ago → Read More
Co-op ditches best before dates on 150 fresh produce lines
Shoppers will see changes in store later this month, with best before dates removed from all of Co-op's fresh produce with a few exceptions → Read More
Sainsbury’s rolls out £2 fruit & veg boxes to reduce food waste
The boxes are available from more than 200 selected supermarkets across the country following a trial in January → Read More
Explained: How new energy support works and who’s eligible?
A two-tier energy support package will come into force on 1 April. But it has already come under fire for ignoring the difficulties faced by many energy-intensive businesses → Read More
RSPCA Assured launches campaign to promote hen welfare this Pancake Day
The campaign is part of the organisation's bid to back RSPCA Assured egg producers during bird flu restrictions → Read More