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17 Jan 2018; Gloucestershire: Happerley, the food provenance organisation, held its inaugural Advisory Board meeting last week (12th Jan). It was agreed unanimously to work towards creating an independent member-owned entity to deliver a credible body to validate, certify and promote provenance across the UK food industry for the benefit of both producer and consumer....
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It hasn’t started yet but 2018 is already shaping up as a busy year for us here at Happerley HQ. The fun starts in the first week of January with the Oxford Farming Conference , a great curtain-raiser to the new year and a chance to catch up with friends and colleagues from across the industry and hear from leading voices across the sectors. If you’re popping along...
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Dec 2017: Food provenance organisation, Happerley, cautions consumers to beware of the meat they buy for their festive meals this Christmas, and advises them to challenge restaurants, retailers and butchers to name the farm of origin.
It warns that food fraud peaks when supply and demand is most tested, and at Christmas too many low welfare food imports a...
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The BBC's Steve Knibbs was a recent visitor to Happerley HQ to learn more about the food provenance revolution underway.
Catch up on his news piece which also features CEO of Midcounties Co-operative Philip Ponsonby, Cotteswold Dairies' Roseanne McEwan and Matt Rymer, founder of Happerley.
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Our Christmas poem, with apologies to AA Milne...
The King asked
The Queen, and
The Queen asked
The Farmer:
“Could we have some truth for
The Royal slice of bread?”
The Queen asked the Farmer,
The Farmer
Said, “Certainly,
I’ll go and tell the cow
Now
Before she goes to bed.”
The Farmer
She curtsied,
And went and told
The Processor:
“Don’t forget the tru...
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Read the full story here: http://ow.ly/5vsv30gWsfA
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Happerley founder, Matt Rymer was speaking last week at Food Matters Live at ExCel in London. The three day conference and exhibition is fast growing to become a must-do for all in the food and drink industry.
Matt was taking part in the seminar programme, discussing provenance and the benefits of local sourcing with a panel of speakers including Ciara Gorst, the Head of Agr...
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I was at the flagship service station that is Gloucester Services a couple of weeks back, for the launch of the very excellent Create and Cook competition. Aimed at year 8 & 9 pupils (that’s ages 11-14 in old money) it’s a great idea cooked up (ooh!) by Min Raisman a former producer of BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme and is admirably supported by the Midcounties Co-operative...
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Sector specialist Innova has just published its report looking at key trends in the food and drink market in 2018. Following hot on the heels of Mintel's top prediction for disclosure and transparency, Innova reinforces the market view that consumers want provenance.
Innova Market Insights' top five trends for 2018 are:
1. Mindful Choices. Consumers are more conscious...
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November 13th 2017: We are delighted to announce that Will Bennett, co-founder of Dairy Partners, has joined the Happerley Advisory Board.
The family-run Dairy Partners was started in 2007 and has grown to become Europe’s largest independent mozzarella cheese supplier, manufacturing and processing a range of cheeses created from milk exclusively supplied by over 1...
