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Category ReportHow can fish brands hook chip shop punters?
Dinner from the local chippy isn’t as cheap as it was. So, brands are looking at ways to offer shoppers an affordable fish supper
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Comment & OpinionFood apocalypse? How climate events will drive food price hikes
The climate crisis’s impact on global food production has hit dozens of fmcg categories throughout the year. It’s getting worse
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NewsClimate crisis has added more than £600 to UK household food bills
Climate impacts accounted for one-third of all food price inflation in the UK this year, according to new analysis
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November: Boots, climate change, M&S, Diageo
A packed weekend of fmcg and retail news in the paper sees Boots in focus as its parent company handed responsibility of its defined benefit pension scheme to Legal & General
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KVI TrackerFruit & veg shortages to be ‘new normal’ for shoppers
Empty supermarket shelves would become ‘business as usual’ as existing challenges worsen and new ones emerge
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food security: all the challenges facing the supply chain
From supply chain disruptions to extreme weather and war, what are the biggest factors affecting UK food security now?
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NewsLogistics sector calls for government support amid major demand slump
The industry is facing a slowdown in activity due to the cost of living crisis
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NewsGlobal Food Security Summit: Sunak pledges to invest in climate resilient food systems
The UK will launch a new science centre where experts will develop climate and disease-resistant crops
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Comment & OpinionHow long will destocking headaches last for fmcg players?
Diageo’s recent profit warning was associated with retailers pausing orders having built up inventory levels too much, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsRetailers fear Christmas sales will be impacted by supply chain disruption
UK retailers anticipate supply chain disruption will significantly affect their festive revenues
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NewsBrexit checks on EU goods will go ahead in January, Baroness Neville-Rolfe says
Cabinet minister Lucy Neville-Rolfe assured businesses that the government’s Brexit border strategy would roll out in January 2024
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NewsManufacturers call for measures to shake up Apprenticeship Levy and attract labour
The so-called Manufacturing Five (M5) group of trade bodies, representing a combined turnover of £309bn, today published a new ‘manifesto for growth’, which it said proposed measures necessary to close the gap on the UK’s economic rivals
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NewsIceland facing strike action ahead of Christmas period
Workers at two Iceland warehouse sites operated by GXO are considering industrial action
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InterviewsMarco Forgione on Brexit, ministers, and surviving global turmoil
The Institute of Export & International Trade head on navigating one of the most challenging periods for global trade in living memory
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NewsMedia Bites 8 November: Food price inflation, ABF, Naked Wines
Food price inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in a year and a half, as the cost of living crisis eases slightly
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NewsFood safety at ‘critical risk’ from staffing crisis, warns FSA
The future of the UK’s food safety is being put at risk from “critical” shortages of frontline enforcement staff
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NewsHolland & Barrett begins stocking medicines in new trial
H&B wants to grow its presence in areas of the market where it has not traditionally been competitive
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Comment & OpinionWhy the Retail Crime Action Plan is just the beginning
The UK government’s Retail Crime Action Plan alone won’t eradicate the epidemic of aggressive behaviour against staff says Kara Ng, presidential fellow in organisational psychology, Alliance Manchester Business School
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Analysis & FeaturesHGV driver shortages: how can another crisis be avoided?
The Great Driver Shortage of 2021 struck the industry hard, but it looks as though history could be about to repeat itself
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NewsEgg supply chain under review as Defra seeks to improve fairness
The long-awaited review will seek input from industry stakeholders on issues such as transparency and clarity of contractual terms and conditions