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Food
Food for thought: should we have a legal definition for sourdough bread?
Janine Kennedy
The Real Bread campaign in the UK want a legal definition for sourdough bread to call out supermarket “sourfauxs”, to avoid consumer confusion and protect bakers’ livelihoods.
13 May 2025 News
Three Spar chicken products recalled in NI
Spar and the Food Standards Agency are conducting an investigation into the detection of listeria monocytogenes in chicken products.
9 April 2025 Consumer
Cracking the best Easter egg deals
Turns out that the smaller Easter eggs are worth their weight in…chocolate, writes Rosalind Skillen.
Grocery price inflation increases
Grocery price inflation rises in the first quarter of 2025
7 April 2025 News
NBA leader warns of UK cattle herd decline
The UK cattle herd has been in slow decline despite strong demand for product.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Factory selling price not keeping up with cattle price
Factories are getting more for beef they sell but prices not rising as fast as cattle prices.
26 March 2025 News
Fake meat is high in salt and sugar, study finds
The research involved analysing the fake meat products which were available from Tesco and Sainsbury’s over a three-year period.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
How high will the beef price go?
Adam Woods takes a look at the beef trade and how much more is left in the current price rises
19 March 2025 Markets
Grocery inflation ticks higher again
Latest data from Kantar shows the cost of the weekly shop up 3.7% from a year ago.
10 March 2025 News
Inflation will influence UK supermarket sourcing policy
UK and Irish farmgate beef price is likely to cause UK supermarkets to review their non-import sourcing policy.
23 February 2025 News
The story behind record beef prices
Farmers have been getting record prices for beef - what is driving the market and can it last?
12 February 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
31 January 2025 News