All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 34
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Analysis & Features
What is Brazil’s beef sector doing to stop deforestation?
A new investigation has re-ignited calls to ditch Brazilian beef
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News
Kenyan tea workers take Unilever complaint to UN
Workers attacked on Unilever’s tea plantation in Kericho during post-election riots allege the company did not protect them from a foreseeable risk of violence
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News
Supermarkets under pressure to drop JBS following Amazon deforestation allegations
JBS has been linked to a Brazilian beef farm with land allegedly under embargo for rainforest destruction
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News
Meat suppliers fear collapse in EU sales without haulier agreement
Three-quarters of UK hauliers face being left unable to access the EU
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Analysis & Features
China or US: which is more important for UK food and drink?
US purchases of scotch whisky alone outweigh all food and drink sales to China
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Comment & Opinion
A tariff war with China will have serious consequences for food and drink exporters
Beijing has warned of a “resolute response” if the UK imposes sanctions on Chinese officials
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News
Supermarkets urged to clarify position on food standards
Private letters from supermarkets executives seen by The Grocer have failed to clarify their position.
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Comment & Opinion
As Brexit transition time looms closer, businesses are set to stockpile again
The lorry-sized hole in the government’s GB-EU border plans is not going to be filled by January
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News
Fruit importers seek new trade routes to minimise disruption
A number of new container routes have opened up between Spain and the UK as an alternative to the route through France
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News
What’s the beef with the new agri-trade commission?
It’s been branded “a trojan horse”, “a fig leaf”, and “smoke and mirrors” by various critics since Friday
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News
UK unveils post-Brexit cross-border trade plan
The 206-page document details a range of measures businesses must take in order to keep trading with the EU
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News
Ex-FSA chief confirmed as chair of new trade commission
Other members include former trade ministers, food industry representatives and NGOs
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News
No-deal Brexit will raise food prices, warns BRC
The BRC said the industry would be unable to absorb all the additional tariff costs, meaning higher prices for shoppers
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Comment & Opinion
Aldi’s chlorinated chicken pledge is a PR stunt - but worthwhile nonetheless
The supermarkets could shift the dynamic of the food standards debate
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News
Supermarkets under pressure to ban chlorinated chicken
Waitrose said last month it would refuse to sell any food that does not meet its “own high standards”
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News
Exporters fear US standards would undermine Britain’s ‘premium’ reputation
A new trade commission was hailed as an “important step” towards protecting British food standards
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Analysis & Features
Delistings: have supermarket product ranges shrunk for good?
Supply issues forced brands and retailers to rationalise when the pandemic hit. But will financial pressures keep ranges simple?
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News
Government agrees to trade commission to monitor food standards
Farmers claim a trade and standards commission will help ensure the UK’s food standards are upheld post-Brexit
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News
Tesco clearing out panic-bought stocks of pasta and toilet roll
Products under most pressure from shoppers in March are among those now being cleared
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Analysis & Features
Food price inflation: where have all the supermarket offers gone?
Supermarkets cut promotions heavily to stop panic buying but with availability back to normal they’re still down 17% on average. So why aren’t they back?