All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 43
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Analysis & FeaturesMadagascar moves to stabilise vanilla with minimum export price move
Strong vanilla harvests in Madagascar, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea last year led to prices slumping from record highs
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NewsItalian food producers stockpile in UK over coronavirus fears
If factories start to close due to the outbreak, a potential shortage of Italian ingredients will add concern to businesses
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NewsUK negotiating mandate for EU trade talks missing vital details, warns industry
Boris Johnson’s negotiating position is missing essential details on minimising border controls and potential disruptions from next year, industry figures have claimed…
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Comment & OpinionBrussels’ negotiating position shows it’s US or them. It must be the latter
About 80% of the UK’s agricultural exports go to the EU. We must prioritise it over the US
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NewsCall for UK’s ’confusing’ food assurance schemes to be scrapped
Professor Chris Elliott said labels such as Red Tractor and RSPCA Assured were too confusing for customers
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NewsSupermarkets urged to pressure chocolate manufacturers over unsustainable cocoa
Many retailers have sustainability and traceability commitments on their own-brand products, but are failing to pressure other brands to end their unsustainable practices, according to a Lumina Intelligence report.
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NewsBusinesses still not prepared for ‘chaos’ of Brexit border checks
The number of checks required for goods -moving between the UK and the EU after Brexit will be unprecedented
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NewsFood supply disruption fears as China coronavirus lockdown continues
Beijing is encouraging many industries to restart operations but millions of workers remain at home
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NewsUK dairy exports to the EU could plummet by £1bn without a trade deal
British producers sent £1.3bn worth of dairy products to Europe last year
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Analysis & FeaturesFive things the government needs to do to prevent chaos on 1 January
Negotiations must urgently address a raft of issues to avoid food shortages and price hikes
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NewsBrexit stockpiling leads to record UK food and drink exports
No-deal stockpiling boosted food and drink exports to a record high last year as two Brexit deadlines encouraged foreign buyers to stock up on British goods, official figures show.
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Analysis & FeaturesChinese forced labour: are UK retailers doing enough to prevent it?
Should retailers be doing more to ensure forced prison labour cannot be part of their Chinese supply chains?
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NewsTesco drops China supplier after forced prison labour allegations
A cry for help from inmates at a Chinese prison was found in December after a 6-year-old girl in London discovered the note in a card bought from Tesco
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Comment & OpinionWhat would a ‘Canada-style’ trade deal mean for British food?
Boris Johnson has set out his ambitions: a Canada-style deal with the EU. So what does it mean – and is it feasible for British food?
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NewsCypriot halloumi regains British trademark
Cypriot halloumi regained its British trademark status on Friday, after an official blunder saw it lose its brand protection in 2018. The trademark was withdrawn when the Cypriot government failed to respond on time to an application filed by a British company to revoke it. But the ...
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NewsJohnson defends US food standards as UK and EU lay out negotiation positions
The prime minister has dismissed fears over American food as “mumbo jumbo”
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News‘Weak’ MSC urged to take further action to prevent shark finning
Source: Unsplash The Marine Stewardship Council is failing to tackle shark finning at certified fisheries around the world, according to a letter signed by industry representatives, academics and NGOs. The group of 51 stakeholders has written to the MSC board to express concern over the marine group’s ...
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NewsFishermen urge supermarkets to sell UK-caught sardines
Sardines in all own-label supermarket cans are sourced from Portugal and Morocco, according to analysis by The Grocer
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NewsFood & drink exporters fear China port chaos over coronavirus
The number of confirmed cases of the virus in mainland China now exceeds 7,000
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus likely to drag wheat prices as Chinese demand falls
The virus is expected to knock more than 1% off China’s GDP