Tesco Producer Network hits 2,000 member milestone
Over 2,000 food producers have now joined the Tesco Producer Network, according to figures revealed by Tesco today. The Tesco Producer Network is an online forum that farmers supplying food to Tesco can use to share their views and expertise and get together to tackle challenges in the farming industry. Today’s news means that a […]
Wild venison pilot secures big wins in the east
A Forestry Commission hosted project across the East of England has made it easier for businesses to bring wild venison to supermarket shelves and help address some of the issues associated with a growing deer population in the region. Despite increasing sales of wild venison, it remains a difficult meat to source and extract from […]
Retailers told ‘Value British food more’
The NFU is urging supermarkets not to devalue food by entering into price wars which have the potential to undermine British farmers and growers’ businesses. As this week saw one retailer cut the shelf price of four pints of milk to a £1, the NFU warned that this must not be the start of a […]
Tesco announces new lower price for milk
Tesco has today announced that the price of a four pint bottle of milk has been cut from £1.39 to £1 from Monday 3rd March, as part of the retailer’s focus on every day low prices on the products that matter most to its customers. The announcement comes a week after Tesco cut prices on […]
Supermarkets step up to the mark after Horsegate
The Porkwatch survey, which is conducted every two months, records the number of product lines that supermarkets allocate to British pork and pork products. All retailers have increased their British lines in some categories and some have improved across the board, selling more British pork, bacon, ham and sausages. “These results show that retailers […]
Tesco and 2degrees reach new supply chain landmarks
Suppliers from across the globe are benefitting from closer relationships with Tesco thanks to the retailer’s Knowledge Hub initiative, which is celebrating the addition of its 1500th member. Tesco’s Producer Network, a similar initiative for agricultural producers and suppliers, has expanded to 828 members and is now open to all 700 Tesco dairy farmers, and […]
NFU challenges Tesco to put profitability back into British farming
In a follow-up to Tesco chief executive Philip Clark’s commitment to offer two-year contracts and shorter supply chains at NFU Conference in February, Mr Grace reiterated the retailer’s long-term commitment to British farming. He also said there was a huge opportunity now to create a supply chain to be proud of. Responding to today’s address, […]
Tesco CEO vows to double amount of meat bought from Northern Ireland farmers
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke has announced that the supermarket will double the amount it spends on buying fresh beef, pork and chicken from Northern Ireland farmers. Mr Clarke was speaking at the launch of Queen’s University Belfast’s £33M Institute of Global Food Security which will improve global food safety through the establishment of an international […]
Supermarket Watchdog success
St Ives MP Andrew George has joined fellow campaigners in welcoming the creation of a supermarket watchdog, saying it will “protect hardworking British businesses from unfair trading practices”. The watchdog was given the go ahead at today’s third reading of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill in the Commons, passing with support from all sides. Mr […]
