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Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group members, a select group of farmers who supply the grocer with milk, have been told that, as of the beginning of November, they will be receiving an extra 1.28 pence per litre. This works out at just over a penny extra for every pint. Many dairy farmers have been complaining that [...]

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Former UK high street retailer, Woolworths, has been closed for business for 18 months. However, many of its stores are still lying empty. According to the Local Data Company, which compiles retail statistics, more than 300 stores are still without new owners. This makes up around 40 per cent of premises previously run by the [...]

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A number of British supermarkets have come under attack by a consumer watchdog for selling ready meals with classic British names, such as Cumberland sausages, liver and Bacon and Lancashire hotpot, even though none of the ingredients appear to be British. BBC One’s Watchdog programme revealed to viewers that a number of supermarkets are misleading customers with [...]

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Asda supermarkets has announced that due to an over supply of milk it has cut 200 dairy farmers from its 500-strong roster. Letters have been sent out to the farmers who have been dropped, explaining how their contracts will change as of April 1. Speaking on the Farming Today programme on BBC Radio 4, a [...]

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One of the issues that rarely gets mentioned during the discussion of the environment is the impact that food has on our ecosystem.  Factory farming has definitely taken its share of criticism but most people don’t think about the carbon footprint that is created when food is shipped across long distances.  Most of the time [...]

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A recent study showed that Britons are increasingly turning to local produce when they head to the supermarket.  This came as a surprise to some, as locally grown produce often costs more than mass produced food that comes from all over the world.  The local food industry has seen extreme growth even through the recession, [...]

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Video game retailers are fuming over large chain supermarkets that are selling video games are drastically reduced prices.  Smaller video game retailers are being driven to extinction by supermarket giants like Tesco, which can sell the product at a fraction of the cost.  Tensions flared this week over the release of EA Sports FIFA 10, [...]

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www.asda.co.uk ASDA has responded to the recent battle over bra pricing by introducing a new model that carries the same price tag regardless of size. The UK chain said that it decided to make the move after Marks & Spencer refused to do away with its £2.00 surcharge on all bras over DD cup size.

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