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October 2009 - Posts

• My Shameful Secret - I'm a Meat Eater

  So the hoo-ha about meat eaters destroying the planet has surfaced again, this time via a Times interview with Lord Stern, noted scientist and author of the 2006 review of the cost of tackling climate change. The Times front page headline announced "Climate... Posted Oct 27 2009, 03:35 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: FSA, National Trust, meat eating and climate change, Natural England, Stern Report [Edit Tags]

• Tough Times for Butchers

  It’s a hard time to be a butcher. TNS* figures for the 52 weeks to August show butchers sales down by 5.2%, which compares to an increase of 5.7% for meat sales through all shops. Whilst the turnover figures are bad, tonnage sales are horrific. Butchers... Posted Oct 20 2009, 07:06 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: meat consumption, butchers [Edit Tags]

• What Do Recent Results and Comments From the Big Four Supermarkets Tell Us About the Consumer?

  Few know more about consumers than bosses of the big four supermarkets. Each day they scan data from the checkouts to see what is selling and what isn’t. Those with loyalty cards analyse how different types of consumer are spending their money. Tesco... Posted Oct 08 2009, 11:44 AM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, organics, premium foods, consumer confidence, Clubcard, ready meals [Edit Tags]

• Why is ASDA Putting Webcams into Food Factories?

  Andy Bond of ASDA was in the media yesterday talking about his new strategy, which he calls “Democratic consumerism”. The idea is to let consumers see for themselves via webcams where ASDA’s food comes from. Already there is a camera in a carrot factory... Posted Oct 02 2009, 03:43 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Andy Bond, ASDA 's webcams [Edit Tags]