All Middle East conflict articles
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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
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NewsIran war: growers warn of ‘rapid escalation’ of costs
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for fertiliser and natural gas, which accounts for 60%-80% fertiliser costs, was a ‘key driver of the current volatility’, British Apples & Pears has warned
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NewsIran war: soaring red diesel prices could threaten jobs and drive up prices
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations told The Grocer the war had driven up the price of red diesel by more than 73%
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NewsOver 500 hospitality businesses to receive govt support to cut energy bills
The digital energy-saving tool is estimated to help businesses cut energy bills by almost £2,500 per year on average
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NewsCMA warns firms it will act decisively against price gouging
In a letter responding to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, CMA CEO Sarah Cardell said the situation in the Middle East was driving up wholesale prices for core commodities and would inevitably put upward pressure on prices
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Comment & OpinionCould Iran war prompt a supermarket to introduce national fuel pricing?
High fuel prices and huge variances in the same town don’t add up
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NewsCMA to demand data from retailers to probe fuel pricing behaviour
Retailers have been put on notice that requirements to supply revenue, costs and sales data will be brought forward for profitability analysis