All articles by Carina Perkins – Page 24
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: brand prices rise as cereal slide slows
Britain is “hurtling towards a chaotic breakfast” declared shadow chancellor John McDonnell in October 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces: Cooking: scratch cooks can standard jarred sauces
Pass the passata. Brits are ditching jars and returning to scratch cooking
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned goods: canned price spikes drive own label up
Once lost in deflation, canned food has had some much needed value pumped back into it
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Analysis & FeaturesFruit & veg: fresh fruit in the limelight as sales surge
Brits are going bananas for fresh fruit. Sales are up by £176.4m (3.8%), the greatest gain in this report
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat, fish & poultry: meat gets the chop as sales fall by £71m
Fresh meat has suffered grocery’s biggest loss for the second consecutive year
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar confectionery: rising prices take edge off candy's crush
Haribo became the first sweet giant to go in for a little shrinkflation
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Comment & OpinionMPs must realise the industry cannot afford no-deal Brexit logjams
Ian Wright didn’t hold back when he was quizzed by MPs on the impact of Brexit
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NewsNew Zealand battles 'fake' manuka honey with export checks
From 5 February 2018, all manuka honey from New Zealand will have to be tested before export
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NewsUrgent clarity needed over post-Brexit transition period, warns FDF
Food and drink businesses could start scaling down UK operations next year unless the government confirms there will be a post-Brexit transition period, it suggested
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NewsExperts warn meat tax would gamble with consumer health
Mick Sloyan of AHDB warned a meat tax was an “incredibly blunt tool for a complex problem”
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Comment & OpinionWhy a meat charge to tackle climate targets is a bad idea
New report claims it is “increasingly probable” that governments will soon start taxing meat the same as sugar and tobacco
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NewsUp&Go to launch kids’ drinks and Breakfast Balls
The Australian brand is seeking to expand its reach in the UK breakfast market
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NewsFood industry welcomes Brexit 'breakthrough' on Irish border
PM Theresa May has confirmed there will be “no hard border” with Ireland after Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesMystery of the disappearing avocado spreads
After much initial hype, Tesco and Asda have dropped their own-label versions and Starbucks is discontinuing its avo spread. What’s going on?
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NewsFSA ‘remains committed’ to mandatory display of FHRS
FSA report finds a “continuous improvement” in food hygiene standards since the scheme was first introduced
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Comment & OpinionFood Sustainability Index shows UK is playing catch-up
When it comes to sustainable agriculture – one of the three areas that made up the FSI – the UK ranked a miserable 20th out of 34 countries
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NewsUK performing "badly" on sustainable agriculture
It ranked 10th out of 34 countries in the 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI)
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Comment & OpinionA healthy buzz from posher bangers is helping dispel the carcinogen cloud
Back with a bang: sausage sales are starting to rise again, thanks to a raft of healthier NPDs
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit will need an extra £5m
It is vital to move into Phase 2 before the UK leaves the EU, boss Andy Morling has warned
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NewsLindt leads charge of pre-Christmas chocolate deals
Bargain hunters will find better savings on Cadbury, Nestlé and Mars products than on Lindt