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NewsCurrency volatility hitting profitability for food and drink exporters, study finds
Nearly half (45%) of UK food and drink businesses operating on margins below 10% had seen profitability slashed by a third over the past year
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NewsBold Bean Co backs government’s call for pulses in school meals
Amelia Christie-Miller has called for industry support before the school food standards consultation closes on 12 June
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NewsPatak’s and Blue Dragon enter solo dining with microwaveable meals for one
The launch was created in response to ‘growing demand for convenient meal solutions for one-person meal occasions’
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Category ReportParents trade ambient pouches for chilled meals
BBC Panorama’s 2025 investigation into babyfood appears to have been detrimental to the sector
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Home Baking: 18 July
Time-poor shoppers are working smarter, not harder, when it comes to baking
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Category ReportWhy shoppers are embracing the power of pulses
The category NIQ classifies as “dried veg & pulses” is worth an extra £3.8m, having grown volumes 7.4% in the past 12 months
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Category ReportHow nutritious beans and pulses became trendy
It’s little wonder more and more health-conscious Brits are turning to beans and pulses as a source of both trendy nutrients
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Category ReportRestaurant trends filter into home cooking
Beans and pulses are ‘being name-checked on menus as chefs embrace their versatility and ability to deliver bold, global flavours’
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NewsBranded babyfood volumes down 14% following BBC Panorama exposé
Babyfood brands sold 26.1 million fewer units through the tills in the year to 28 February 2026
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NewsTesco beefs up meal deal with hot breakfast and lunch offer
Customers will be able to purchase hot breakfast and lunch items for £5.50 with a Clubcard
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NewsPrinces CEO Simon Harrison steps down
Harrison will leave the group on 30 June to ‘pursue a new opportunity’, the company said in a surprise update to investors
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NewsPrinces boosts profits with higher margins but UK sales flop
Underlying profits jumped 17% at Princes Group in the first quarter, despite a 5.6% drop in UK sales
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NewsBranded growth nets Premier Foods bumper profits
The Mr Kipling owner beat expectations to post a £200.4m trading profit in the 52 weeks to 28 March 2026, up 6.7% on 2025
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NewsKraft Heinz wins share in Q1 under Cahillane but tough year awaits
Kraft Heinz has increased its market share as new CEO Steve Cahillane’s spending plan boosted sales
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NewsBrits bought over 45k tonnes of sustainable tuna in 2025, MSC says
Nearly two-thirds of all tuna sold in British supermarkets carried the Marine Stewardship Council’s MSC blue label in 2025, with shoppers in the UK and Ireland purchasing over 45,000 tonnes of the fish
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NewsGymkhana secures £6.3m raise for US expansion
Led by Cavu Consumer Partners, the raise builds on a partnership established in Gymkhana’s 2024 seed round
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ProfilesGood Phats founder Tom Redwood on Bourdain, MJ and decoding ingredients lists
‘Food is such a personal thing – when someone tells you it’s changed the way they cook or eat, that’s pretty special’
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NewsPieminister looks to shake up quiches with ‘deep dish’ duo
The quiches are manufactured in-house on Pieminister’s existing pie line
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NewsPrinces launches premium yellowfin tuna steak range
Princes is set to expand its tinned fish portfolio with two premium tuna products
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Category ReportTinned turnaround: the brands sprucing up canned food
The canned aisle hasn’t traditionally bothered about appearances