All articles by Grace Duncan – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesHave meat alternatives just solved their price problem?
The price gap between meat and plant-based alternatives is closing. Is this the good news plant-based has been looking for?
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NewsAHDB ads rapped by ASA over carbon emissions claims
The standards agency said that claims made in two of the levy board’s ads breached rules over misleading advertising, substantiation and environmental claims
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News‘Culture of fear’ on the rise in Seasonal Worker scheme
In its annual report, ‘A year of building worker power’, Worker Support Centre reported that it had supported 550 people in Scotland, many of whom face ‘fear, discrimination and retaliation’
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NewsNanna Tate expands range with Baby Potatoes line
The Branston-owned brand said the ‘bite-sized beauties are carefully selected from the very best varieties of baby potatoes’ and are quick to cook
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NewsTom Parker Creamery announces supply partnership with First Milk
The partnership, the business said, would strengthen its commitment to regenerative dairy and supply chain sustainability
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NewsMeatly to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat factory in London
The business has raised £10.4bn in series A funding to put behind building the 20,000-litre bioreactor facility in London
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NewsQuorn expands no artificial ingredients range into chilled
The reformulated product is the first in the chilled aisle to join the range and is available in Tesco and Sainsbury’s from today
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NewsAgricultural inflation more than double general inflation rates
The latest estimates from the farming consultancy have placed the rate at 8.4% annually, well ahead of CPI at 3.3% and CPI Food at 3.5%
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NewsCo-op raises concerns over food security as imported meat soars
The amount of meat imported into the UK amounted to £5bn last year, a rise of 15% year on year
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NewsFood prices set to rise 50% compared with 2021, data shows
New analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit revealed the amount of price growth seen in the nearly 20 years prior to the cost of living crisis would be achieved in just over five years – almost quadrupling the pace of food inflation
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InterviewsModern Milkman Simon Mellin on delivering value internationally
Simon Mellin founded Modern Milkman with a battered old milk float in a Lancashire town. Now he is taking its ‘waste not, want not’ mission to the US
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NewsKKR exploring sale of Flora Food Group
The US private capital group is working with investment bankers on a potential sale of the spreads business, according to reports from the Financial Times
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NewsPlant-based 33% cheaper than meat versions, research finds
The analysis comes amid rising costs for producers and customers caused by the war in the Middle East
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NewsApple and berry growers warn soaring costs will reduce supply
Research commissioned by British Apples & Pears indicated that unanticipated inflation since 1 March 2026 had already added £31.30 per tonne to the cost of growing UK gala apples this year
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NewsAll Things invests in Yester Farm Dairies to scale cottage cheese production
The investment in one of its key supply partners will fund upgrades in machinery, increase production capacity and create a stronger platform for innovation
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NewsTesco doubles size of Free Fruit & Veg for Schools programme
Tesco has also pledged to double the size of the programme again next year
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NewsEssex greenhouse project approved to bolster UK food security
Developed by Rivenhall Greenhouse, the project combines greenhouse production at strategic scale with co-located energy infrastructure
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NewsFlorette announces brand refresh and Asian salad line
The brand refresh is backed by a major marketing investment to ‘inspire shoppers to incorporate salad into more mealtimes’
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NewsAldi announces £1.1bn investment in UK egg supply
The discounter sells over 1,500 tonnes of British eggs every week – equivalent to around 2.5 million packs – and is the second-largest retailer in the UK for free-range egg volume
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NewsCathedral City kicks off 60th anniversary roadshow
The Cathedral City food truck will visit Manchester, Bristol, London and Glasgow serving up ‘hot, comforting dishes designed to showcase the brand’s rich, melty cheddar’ such as cheese toasties and jacket potatoes