All Middle East conflict articles
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NewsNew Farming & Food Partnership Board pledges to drive growth in British farming
It follows the inaugural meeting of the Farming & Food Partnership Board on 25 March
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NewsSupermarkets poised to win fuel spend as drivers become more price‑conscious
Lumina Intelligence revealed 49% of motorists chose supermarkets as their preferred forecourt
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NewsFood sector veteran takes CEO role at meat packer Hilton
Mark Allen joined the business last autumn as executive chair following Steve Murrells’ departure, and will now run Hilton on a day-to-day basis
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NewsEaster spending trumps inflation fears, but shoppers set to cut back
Increases to the price of Easter eggs buoyed grocery spend, but Brits will likely begin to cut back amid inflation fears, Worldpanel by Numerator warned in its latest market share data for March
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NewsUK sees record export growth, but US sales slump after Trump’s tariffs
While total global exports topped £25bn for the first time, growth slumped in H2 in the US, while sales to the EU still fell far short of pre-Brexit levels
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NewsShop price inflation creeps up as Middle East conflict adds to costs
Easing inflation in food – from 3.5% in February to 3.4% in March – failed to offset upward pressure in other areas, according to the latest monthly BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor
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NewsPrinces pushes through prices hikes in response to Iran war
Princes has imposed a minimum 5% price rise across all its branded and own-label products on the back of “unprecedented cost pressures” stemming from the Iran war
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NewsDistress risk at retailers high even before start of Iran war
The sector remains the most distressed in Europe, with levels of default risk in the first quarter of 2026 significantly higher than a year ago and its highest level since the global financial crisis, the latest Weil European Distress Index revealed
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Asda results, Co-op CEO exit, Huel, and Ocado calling the cops
Asda’s eternally optimistic chairman Allan Leighton has continued to insist the supermarket is ‘edging forward’, despite today’s annual results revealing a very different story.
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NewsAsda ‘edging forward’ despite further sales fall, Allan Leighton insists
Leighton was upbeat, blaming the decline on the implementation of Asda’s ‘Project Future’ to decouple its systems from Walmart in August
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News‘Ripple of fear’ as consumers prepare to pull back on spending
It follows the dire update from the British Retail Consortium yesterday that consumer confidence had ‘collapsed’ as the war in the Middle East raised the prospect of higher inflation in the coming months
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will a fuel crisis play out in food & drink supply chains?
As the conflict in the Middle East rages on and the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, fuel prices are soaring. Can food & drink handle the impact?
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NewsApplied Nutrition finding routes into Middle East amid shipping disruption
Applied Nutrition is working hard to get its products to Middle Eastern retail partners by land and sea as severe disruption to shipping channels panicked investors in the sports performance group this week
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NewsEnsus gets £100m government bailout to restart CO2 gas production
The move was designed to ‘safeguard’ supply of the gas – a critical feedstock for the food sector – amid the Iran conflict, the government said
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NewsPetrolPrices app downloads surge 500% amid soaring costs
Downloads of fuel price comparison app PetrolPrices have surged by nearly 500% as motorists search for the cheapest petrol station amidst soaring costs driven by the Iran conflict
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News‘No truck with genociders’: Tesco pulls vandalised Israeli dates from sale
A box of the fruit from Israel at Andover’s Tesco Extra was found on 23 March defaced with the statement, ’no truck with genociders, stand with Palestinians’
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NewsFever-Tree profits hit by potential EPR levy impact
Fever-Tree made a £2.8m provision related to the EPR levy in case its legal challenge against the Environment Agency fails. The drinks group said it remained confident its on-trade 200ml bottles fell outside the scope of the scheme and should be exempt
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NewsIran war fuel price spike ‘will filter into food prices soon’, hauliers warn
Logistics providers are warning inflationary price hikes to customers are inevitable as the war rages on
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Comment & OpinionHow Strait of Hormuz closure will impact global food & drink
If the Strait is closed for more than a few weeks, the world will see much higher oil, gas and fertiliser prices, and resultant systemic food and crop shortages, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSustainable farming could increase profits by £1.6bn a year, report finds
Titled ‘The Sustainable Farming Dividend’, the report from cross-party think tank Demos, supported by McCain, found sustainable methods could increase farm profits by £1.6bn a year by 2035 among its key findings