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Comment & OpinionGlobal brewers ride on-trade rebound but second half looks tougher
Business is booming for the world’s largest brewers – but the real tests for the post-Covid health of the industry are yet to come
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NewsHalf a million tonnes of grain exported under Black Sea ports deal
An estimated 20-22 million tonnes of grains, mostly from pre-war harvests, have been stockpiled at Ukrainian ports due to the war
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NewsSurplus food donations from supermarkets down during cost of living crisis
FareShare said the “crippling” knock-on effects of the supply chain crisis had resulted in a fall in supermarket donations of around 200 tonnes a month
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NewsLabour crisis has created £60m-worth of crop losses this year, says NFU
A survey of growers by the farming union found that this year’s harvest had been ‘significantly impacted’ by the sector’s ongoing labour crisis
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NewsSri Lankan economic collapse unlikely to affect British tea prices
But fertiliser ban caused output to fall by fifth in world’s fourth-biggest tea exporter
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NewsMedia Bites 15 Aug: Cooks Coffee, Supermarket barbecues, Haleon
Britain’s fourth-largest coffee shop chain, Cooks Coffee, is drawing up plans to list on the London stock market, providing a bright spot amid an ongoing drought of new UK listings
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NewsFishing fuel prices leading to labour concerns and supply issues, warns industry
Seafish, the industry body for seafood, has said fuel prices are now higher than its predicted worst-case scenario
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NewsMedia Bites: Retail sustainability, Amazon, Pets at Home
Household names from Tesco to Ocado are failing to give enough information about how they will survive in a ‘greener’ economy, according to data
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NewsDefra appoints former G’s Fresh boss to examine food industry’s labour crisis
It will consider the challenges facing food and farming businesses to recruit and retain labour and provide recommendations
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NewsKellogg’s raises full-year forecasts on better-than-expected first-half performance
Kellogg’s has lifted its full-year sales and profits outlook as strong growth of its global snack brands and a faster-than-expected recovery in cereals combined with higher prices in the first half to deliver a better-than-expected performance.
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Comment & OpinionHow the English Tea Shop adapted in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
With Sri Lanka facing a series of crises, companies can help by putting themselves in the centre of the community, says English Tea Shop’s Suranga Herath
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NewsCrop shortages expected in coming months due to water scarcity, growers warn
Growers have warned that potato, onion, carrot and brassica crops are likely to be impacted by severe water shortages
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NewsAutomation in horticulture review plays up benefits of AI and guided vehicles
The government will consider the report’s recommendations but industry leaders are already calling for them to be put in place
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NewsMedia Bites 1 August: Procter & Gamble, Iceland, Waitrose
People are economising and are switching to cheaper store brands as they grow resistant to higher prices, Procter & Gamble has warned
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NewsMedia Bites 29 July: Diageo, Nestlé, Amazon
Results from Diageo, Nestlé and Amazon make headlines this morning.
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NewsFWD urges incoming PM to tackle inflation and support food distributors
In a letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the FWD said its members had been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, labour shortages and the Ukraine war
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NewsAHDB forecasts even tougher times ahead for livestock farmers
Producers will continue to feel the effects of rising energy and input costs
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NewsInquiry to expose ‘shambolic’ handling of food sector during pandemic
The first stage of Hallett’s inquiry will focus on how well prepared the government was for the crisis
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Comment & OpinionCould cardboard become the default packaging solution for booze brands?
Slowly but surely, paper-based packaging is becoming a reality in the BWS aisles
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NewsSupply chain crisis leads to 60% increase in food waste in just six months
According to a new study by Sodexo, more than a third of businesses admitted to deprioritising food waste due to the ongoing challenges in the supply chain