Editor’s Picks: budget repercussions, RTD growth and Poundland on the brink

budget 2026

As the dust settles on this year’s budget, we explore what it means for the food and drink industry, while elsewhere demand for RTDs and protein shows no signs of slowing

‘Every little helps’ has done more for Tesco than any other line in British grocery. John Healey, it seems, took note because there was a similar philosophy running through the budget. A little here for energy bills. A little there on fuel duty. A little light relief for smaller high street businesses. A helping hand for small alcohol producers. The problem is, grocery’s problems are no longer little.

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