All Commodities articles – Page 2
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NewsYeast-made palm oil biotech company Clean Food Group acquires 12-acre facility
The acquisition will make it ‘the world’s largest manufacturer of yeast fermentation-derived sustainable oils and fats’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the latest delay to the EU’s flagship Deforestation Regulation?
Doubts persist over the workability of the delayed-again EUDR
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NewsKTC Edibles tripled profits ahead of sale to Whitworths
Despite rising profits, revenue for KTC Edibles has dropped for the second year in a row
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NewsFlagship EU Deforestation Regulation delayed for a further year over ‘IT issues’
European environment commissioner Jessika Roswall confirmed weeks of rumours over the EUDR’s second postponement
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NewsCircular economy business Bio Capital to manufacture CO2 gas for food sector
Bio Capital said the move would help tackle the ‘major shortfalls’ of CO2 threatened by the crisis in the bioethanol industry
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Comment & OpinionWhy farming communities need us to spill the Fairtrade tea
We need tea drinkers to understand the challenges and make informed, proactive shopping choices, says Adele Ward, Clipper Teas marketing director at Ecotone UK
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Category ReportThe end of cheap choc? Trends in chocolate 2025
Cocoa crises have caused chocolate’s volumes and profits to crumble. And shelf prices are soaring in supermarkets
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NewsFood inflation to hit 5.7% by Christmas, warns FDF
The FDF claims inflation will now reach 5.7% by December, an increase from its forecast of 4.8% made in June
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsRainforest Alliance unveils new regenerative agriculture standard
Initially available only for coffee, the Rainforest Alliance said it planned to expand the certification to other crops including cocoa, citrus and tea throughout 2026
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NewsInflation crisis imminent unless taxes overhauled, warns food industry
Industry leaders blamed rising inflation on a damaging combination of commodity price increases and a raft of government interventions
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat food and drink will the UK grow as temperatures rise?
Climate change is reshaping what we grow and where we grow it — raising opportunities but also threats as to how we can keep feeding ourselves
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Comment & OpinionAfter Dubai chocolate, what’s the next big trend from the Middle East?
There are two other Middle Eastern ingredients which could become the next big thing in the , says Alice Pilkington, principal analyst at Mintel Food & Drink
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NewsCameroon ‘cocoa boom’ fuelling deforestation, report claims
Cameroon is looking to capitalise on productivity declines in Ghana and Ivory Coast due to global heating, crop disease, and outdated farming practices
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NewsIndia trade deal to secure export wins of almost £6bn: Starmer
Starmer said the deal would ‘unlock new opportunities for businesses and drive growth in every corner of the country, delivering on our Plan for Change’
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Comment & OpinionSo long, white chocolate! Is this the beginning of the end?
Why are manufacturers removing cocoa butter from their products? And as we wave goodbye to white chocolate, which treats are likely to be reformulated next?
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NewsCritical deforested soy moratorium under threat, food businesses warn
The voluntary moratorium aimed to eliminate deforestation from Amazon soybean supply chains after 2008
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Analysis & FeaturesWill others follow Co-op in dropping Israeli produce?
Co-op has announced an end to the sourcing of Israeli goods, alongside those from 16 other ’countries of concern’
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NewsLavazza warns EDR will be ‘very tough’ for coffee producers
The Italian coffee giant’s chairman Guiseppe Lavazza said the European Deforestation Regulation would lead to tight supply and price hikes
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Comment & OpinionClimate change needs more sophisticated risk management
Traditional risk management, based on historical data, is no longer fit for purpose in this era of unprecedented volatility, says Scott Kelly, SVP model development, Risilience