2 Sisters owner Ranjit Boparan’s investment firm has gained planning permission to build a chicken farm in Wiltshire, despite local concerns over its environmental and economic impact.
Almost 80% of UK shoppers are happy to pay a premium for free-range eggs, according to a survey by the Love Free Range Eggs campaign, adding to its calls for retailers to maintain the prices of free-range eggs.
Noble Foods is considering axing jobs as it relocates shell egg packing operations in Scotland and Lincolnshire to a newly built facility in Oxfordshire, the company has confirmed.
