All articles by Carina Perkins – Page 19
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Analysis & FeaturesMadagascan vanilla prices past the peak
Panic over a vanilla shortage reached fever pitch this week
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé and Starbucks join to form 'global coffee alliance'
Nestlé will pay $7.15bn (£5.3bn) for a ‘perpetual licence’ to sell Starbucks products outside the coffee chain’s stores
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the Nestlé-Starbucks deal mean for the world of coffee?
The Swiss food giant has agreed to pay $7.15bn in cash for a perpetual licence to market Starbucks’ consumer and foodservice products outside of the coffee chain’s stores
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NewsExclusive interview: AHDB's Christine Watts on making levy body 'fit for the future'
AHDB’s chief marketing and communications officer spoke to The Grocer exclusively about the levy body’s recent restructure…
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Analysis & FeaturesSmaller US maize harvest hikes prices
Maize prices have increased on last month after new data suggested US farmers would plant fewer hectares of maize than was
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NewsMultibuys creep back on to shelves as MPs support ban
The major mults moved away from multibuys in 2016
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NewsKraftliner prices up after weather affects harvest
Kraftliner prices remain high year on year, due to increases in feedstock pulp costs
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NewsAHDB defends restructure amid meat industry concerns
The levy body has hit back against claims its recent restructure will mean fewer resources and less emphasis on the meat sector
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NewsFake food and drink seized in global food crime operation
Authorities seized over 3,600 tonnes of dangerous food worldwide across 67 countries between December 2017 and March 2018
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Comment & OpinionGet real, government – leaving the customs union would be disastrous for food & drink
The government’s decision to leave both the single market and the customs union is an idealistic vision of future trade growth in developing countries that might not even happen
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NewsGlobal supply pressures push up wheat prices
The US crop has entered spring with the worse condition rating since 2002
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke and Pepsi slash deals in the run-up to sugar tax
Coca-Cola reduced the number of featured space promotions in stores by 32.3% compared with the previous four-week period
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy growing demand for palm oil is costing the Earth
Palm oil has become ubiquitous in UK grocery. Versatile and cheap, it is found in half of all supermarket products…
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NewsDried grape prices up after short crops in California & Iran
This in turn is pushing up UK prices for raisins and EU prices for sultanas
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NewsIndustry must speak out about food crime, insists NFCU boss
The food crime unit is still receiving very little intelligence from industry sources despite repeated reassurances whistle-blowers would be given “absolute anonymity”
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NewsRetailers raise prices above levels dictated by sugar tax
The tax came into effect on Monday, applying only to drinks leaving bottling plants or registered warehouses from that date
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Analysis & FeaturesHow sustainable is that plant-based burger really?
While they are billed as better for the environment, many plant-based patties list soy as their primary ingredient
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NewsIceland MD stands by retailer's pledge to ditch palm oil
“We are saying no to palm oil until such time as they can prove zero deforestation,” said Richard Walker…
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil prices fall as production rebounds
Palm oil was this week trading near 2,4000 Malaysian ringgit (£463) a tonne
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NewsPepsiCo and Nestlé criticised over palm oil rainforest clearance
A report published by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) found over 10,000 hectares of peat forest in Borneo’s Sintang district had been cleared over the past five years