All International trade articles
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Category ReportBest in show… but for how long? Trends in organic 2025
As organic food & drink sales grow well ahead of the wider market, calls are mounting for greater retail and government support
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NewsMedia Bites 20 May: UK-EU deal reactions, Greggs fridges and Diageo plans
The food and drink industry has been quick to react to yesterday’s announcement of the new EU-UK trade deal, whish set out post-Brexit relations on fishing rights and farming exports
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NewsUK seafood sector to get £360m fishing growth fund from government
The fund will invest in new technology and equipment to modernise Britain’s fishing fleet, deliver training and skills to back the next generation of fishers, and promote the seafood sector to export
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Analysis & FeaturesWill UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?
Keir Starmer’s ‘historic’ US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what’s in it for the food industry?
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NewsMedia Bites 16 May: Walmart prices, UK economy, Holland & Barrett’s GLP-1 boom
Wallmart, a ‘bellwether of US consumer health’, is preparing to raise its prices in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs
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Comment & OpinionWhat India and US trade deals tell us about the new world order
Gone are the aspirations for global free trade under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsAldi promises no softening of meat and poultry standards even if regulations ease for trade deals
Trade talks between the UK and US have caused alarm over the prospect of hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken imports, though fears have been addressed by Keir Starmer’s insistence food standards are non-negotiable
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NewsChinese food producers eye UK markets amid Trump tariffs disruption
Chinese food and agriculture exporters are looking towards the UK and EU amid trade uncertainty with the US
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NewsUS trade deal-driven CO2 gas crisis looms
The removal of UK tariffs on US ethanol in last week’s trade deal could put the UK’s CO2 gas supplies at risk
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NewsUS now targeting British pork, poultry and seafood markets amid trade talks
In addition to beef, the US is also keen to up exports of pork, poultry, seafood and rice into the UK amid ongoing trade discussions
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NewsMedia Bites 14 May: US now eyes pork and poultry deals, M&S hacking, Moët Hennessy’s ‘crisis’
Pork, poultry, rice and seafood are ‘at the front of the line’ in talks to expand last week’s UK/US trade deal, says the US agriculture secretary
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NewsMedia Bites 12 May: junk food ads, ‘piglet thumping’, tariffs and trade deals
New research has found that just five minutes exposure to junk food advertising is enough to persuade children to eat an extra 130 calories every day.
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NewsPoultry sector hails end of ‘chlorinated chicken’ threat after UK/US trade deal
The prospect of chlorinated chicken imports has dominated discourse around a potential transatlantic trade deal
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Comment & OpinionBig week for international trade deals – but is any win really a win?
Keir Starmer celebrates slam dunks in trade relations –- but here’s what the India and US trade deals mean for the British economy
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NewsTariff fears prompt Molson Coors to lower sales and earning forecasts
Molson Coors sales in the three months ended 31 March fell by 11.3% on a reported basis
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NewsUK-US deal to include agrifoods but government draws ‘red line’ on hormone beef and chlorinated chicken
British farmers are closely following the news of a US-UK trade deal over food standard concerns
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NewsMedia Bites 8 May: UK-US trade deal, WW bankruptcy, resilient coffee
UK set to agree a trade agreement with the US that would see some loosening of the tariffs and trade barriers imposed by Trump’s liberation day tariffs
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NewsNestlé appoints managing director for UK&I confectionery business
Scott Coles has replaced Mark Davies, who has retired after a 34-year tenure with the company
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NewsMedia Bites 7 May: trade pacts, Jason Tarry, tartare sauce
Government trade deals around the globe dominate the headlines
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NewsUK-India trade deal: food and drink businesses to benefit from ‘historic’ agreement
British food and drink makers are set to benefit significantly from lower trade tariffs with India