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Organic boss talks of life through music

The Chief Executive at the Soil Association has opened up about how music inspires her with an appearance on Dessert Island Discs.

The organic farmer (pictured), joined Kirsty Young on the BBC Radio 4 show, where she was asked to choose her essential tracks that have made an impression on her through her life.

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Jun
30

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Restructure of popcorn business announced

A healthy popcorn brand has announced plans to de-merge and restructure its operations.

Metcalfe’s Food Company has become known for developing snacks under its two brands, itsu [grocery] and Metcalfe’s skinny). In light of this, Metcalfe’s Food Company is to split to form itsu [grocery] Ltd and Metcalfe’s skinny Ltd. Described by the company as an exciting move, which represents an incredibly important step forward, the move has been taken to better support the fast growth of both brands by creating a dedicated structure and resource.

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Jun
29

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Project assessing public attitudes to soya find lack of awareness over quality

A university student is examining how aware Brits are of quality when it comes to soya.

Sophie Seddon, a 22-year-old student of Food, Nutrition and Well-Being at Harper Adams, is exploring whether the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) standard is valuable for both industry and consumers; it was formally established in 2006 to assure consumers that products containing soya are produced sustainably and without the use of GM.

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