
Tonight Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall returns to our TV screens with a new River Cottage series, including an update on how people responded to the spotlight he put on chicken production in January. Andrew Maunder, commercial director of leading poultry producer Lloyd Maunder Ltd., will be watching with interest.

Leading South West poultry producer Lloyd Maunder Ltd. has announced that it is producing record numbers of chicken in higher welfare systems, and that Freedom Food labeled chicken will soon be the biggest part of its production as it responds to unprecedented market demand.

That modern day saint, Jamie Oliver, has been at it again. This time, though, it isn’t the humble Turkey Twizzler that he’s been targeting, but instead the noble chicken is the subject of his wrath.

Price check: Are free range chicken farmers making excess profits?

The Devonshire Red's 'chef champion' Mark Dodson is celebrating this week after confirmation that his restaurant, The Masons Arms at Knowstone, mid-Devon, has been awarded a prestigious Michelin star for the third year running.

The directors of leading South West poultry firm Lloyd Maunder Ltd. have today confirmed that 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd. has purchased the company with plans for future investment.