All Sourcing articles
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Dunston Hall became a Peak District destination for foodies
Entrepreneurs David and Lynsey Harrison have transformed the 26-acre estate Dunston Hall Estate, with its bistro and food hall helping the business land Newcomer of the Year at the 2026 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
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WhitepapersWhere food and beverage margins really leak: and how to plug them
Margin erosion rarely comes from one big expense. It builds quietly across formulation, packaging, compliance and sourcing. This guide maps where the cost leaks hide – and shows how AI-powered product lifestyle management (PLM) turns them into more profitable products.
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Promotional FeaturesHow food SMEs can innovate to beat rising costs and trade friction
Rising costs, new levies, geopolitical shocks and shifting supply chains are forcing ambitious food and drink SMEs to rethink how they protect margin, fund growth and build resilience.
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NewsFertiliser ‘must be affordable’ amid Iran war price spike, NFU urges
Farmers are warning they may have to stop planting some crops due to the soaring cost of fertiliser
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NewsMajority back cancer warnings on nitrite-cured meats
Exclusive research reveals 55% of bacon and ham eaters would support tobacco-style warnings on processed meat containing nitrites, amid calls for action a decade after WHO linked products to cancer risk
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NewsZack Polanski backs campaigners calling for CO2 stunning ban for pigs
The politician joined animal welfare advocacy group Project Slingshot as it projected a video of pigs ‘being slaughtered inside CO2 gas chambers’
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NewsClimate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, research claims
Healthy eating risked becoming ‘unaffordable’ for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute
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News‘Simpler and fairer’ Sustainable Farming Incentive unveiled
The 2026 scheme is backed by £240m for new agreements, building on more than £560m already committed
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NewsHundreds of thousands of tonnes of UK potatoes dumped, industry warns
Potato growers are facing such large volumes that they are struggling to find a home for them, chairman of Nationwide Produce, Tim O’Malley, told The Grocer
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NewsLidl backs British berry growers with £500m investment
The investment reflects the value of sourcing contracts with British-based berry suppliers over the next five years with the discounter signing new five-year agreements
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NewsUK facing ‘nutrition gap’, with millions missing out on vital nutrients, Arla warns
The ‘nutrition gap’ was most pronounced among teenage girls, with almost a fifth not consuming enough calcium during peak bone-building years, revealed Arla’s first annual ‘Plate of the Nation’ report
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NewsGene-editing: government did not fully investigate consequences, court finds
The High Court found the government did not investigate fully the consequences of its decision to deregulate gene-edited organisms before removing safeguards
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NewsEl Niño putting a tenth of UK food imports at risk, research finds
The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit has found that the nations most vulnerable to climate change-driven extremes were the source of 13% of UK food imports, worth £8.9bn
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Comment & OpinionWhy Booths’ new look is much more than simply a rebrand
Booths has had a glow-up. The 180-year-old supermarket this week unveiled a new, “contemporary and confident” brand refresh
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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NewsBooths unveils major rebrand as it targets growth beyond stores
The Northern supermarket is pushing it’s family credentials in a major push to expand the distribution of its own-label products
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NewsFSA slaughterhouse charges unlawful, High Court finds
In a victory for AIMS, the BMPA and the NFU, the judge ruled that the FSA’s main rate and enforcement rate were unlawful
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NewsUK food security at risk as cold chain ‘ignored’ in resilience planning
The cold chain network was ’dangerously exposed’ to supply chain shocks, warned the Cold Chain Federation
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NewsDanish Crown announces plans to cut 800 jobs globally
The major pork supplier said it was undergoing a comprehensive transformation aimed at strengthening the company’s position in the global food market
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NewsEl Niño set to disrupt UK food supply, industry warns
The World Meteorological Organization confirmed El Niño conditions are developing and have an 80% likelihood of occurring during the summer