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Morrisons launches regional milk initiative
major retailer with all own label standard fresh milk sourced and sold regionally Starting in June, Morrisons will be the first major retailer with…
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The CLA calls for clarity from Competition Commission on supermarket watchdog
Rural economy experts the CLA has welcomed the Competition Commission's recommendation to create an independent ombudsman to monitor supermarkets and…
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NFU launch supermarket meat retailing report
Meat retail sales, worth £7 billion a year, have been analysed in a new report being published by the NFU today. The Meat and Livestock Commission…
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Buyer for Sainsbury's is arrested
A potato buyer for supermarket Sainsbury's has been arrested over claims he received illegal payments from a supplier. John Maylam was questioned by…
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Sainsbury’s increase commitment to NI farmers
Following the move last November to sell only locally sourced lamb in its nine Northern Ireland stores, Sainsbury's has announced that by the end of…
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Co-op’s battery ban plugs Free Range Award
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association's Free Range Awards have received widespread exposure in a high-profile publicity campaign triggered…
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Sainsbury's increase local milk sales in Scotland
Sainsbury's commitment to sourcing local produce is paying dividends in Scotland, with the company today (3 February 2008) announcing that the…
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Supermarkets Reap the Profits while Farmers Suffer
"The time has come for us to market ourselves as food producers, rather than farmers. Perhaps then our contribution to society will be held in higher…
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Marks and Spencer: Most compassionate supermarket
M&S scored highest in Compassion in World Farming's Supermarket Survey, beating Waitrose and others to scoop the Compassionate Supermarket Award…
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Supermarket price-fixing hurts farmers and consumers
Responding to the news that Asda and Sainsbury's have agreed to pay multi-million-pound fines after they admitted fixing the price of milk and…
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