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Food industry responds to UK’s emissions targets
The Grocer reports that food industry chiefs have cautiously welcomed the latest UK target to reduce greenhouse emissions, but many...
Meat workers deliberately misled on Covid risk
Interpreters were directed to tell meat plant workers there was no Covid risk when in fact health officials wanted to...
Nestlé commits to £1 billion in regenerative agriculture
Nestlé will spend more than £1 billion on regenerative agriculture across the company’s supply chain, as part of a £2.8...
World’s first approval for animal cell, lab-grown meat
The Financial Times reports that "guilt-free" meat has moved closer to consumer reality after Singapore became the first country to...
Farmers in England to lose at least half of their subsidies
The government is expected to announce on Monday that farmers in England face losing at least half of the subsidies...
Brexit Britain’s Xmas food supply in peril
Bloomberg reports that a scarcity of warehouse space could lead to food shortages. It says Christmas demand and the pandemic is putting...
Hungarian red berries soar in price
Reuters reports that demand for the Hungarian elderberry has soared as US and Chinese buyers snap up supplies. They are...
No-deal Brexit threatens food product lines in Northern Ireland
It’s been reported that 15 per cent of Marks & Spencer’s food product lines could be unavailable in Northern Ireland...
Astanor: Europe’s largest impact fund at €274.6 million
Astanor Ventures has closed an approx €274.5 million global fund, according to EU Startups. It says the fund will help...
Tyson managers took bets on Covid and workers
Tyson Foods has stepped up its response to a lawsuit over Covid deaths, in which a manager is accused of...
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