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NewsMorrisons drafts in Croatian oil brand amid sunflower oil shortage
The retailer had introduced Čepin ‘to ensure that customers have availability and choice through this difficult trading period on cooking oils’, it said
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Sunflower oil supplier KTC back to normal production for first time since Ukraine invasion
The rebound was put down to a restart of Ukrainian exports and increased planting across Europe
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Fewer and pricier Christmas turkeys this year, warn producers
Labour shortages, avian flu and soaring costs are all set to drive up the price of turkeys
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MPs seek government action on fertiliser prices and CO2 shortage worries
The Efra Committee’s warnings come as Russian natural gas exports to Europe fall, prompting further price and supply concerns
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Sunflower shortage forces McCain move to blended oil products
‘With any change to our products, our priority is to ensure they remain at the same high level of quality and taste consumers expect’, said McCain
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UK seeks free trade deal with oil-rich Gulf states
Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has promised big wins for UK food exporters
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M&S launches new job support package for Ukrainian refugees
The package includes a new careers platform with translated job descriptions to encourage refugees to apply for jobs at M&S
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UK retailers lose £18m in sales due to out-of-stock cooking oils
According to NielsenIQ, 4% of all fmcg products have been out of stock for four days since the beginning of 2022
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Ken Murphy vows no change in policy on so-called ‘back margin’ deals as inflation tensions mount
Earlier this month, The Grocer reported how suppliers had said Tesco had ramped up its use of the back margin practrice, involving fixed fees to support promotions
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UK pig herd shrinks as farmers battle crises
The industry has faced soaring costs and a backlog of pigs, but is now warning supply will tighten
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Clock House Farm launches renewable energy-powered growing system for soft fruit
The company claims it is the ‘biggest known river source heat pump system in the country’
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Fish and chip shops closing down as fish prices soar, wholesaler warns
‘Unfortunately we have seen shops shutting down due to increasing costs across the board’ said a spokesman
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Britain should cut food imports and eat less chicken and pork, Sustainable Food Trust says
Recommendations would see shift to mostly grass-fed livestock and surge in domestic fruit and veg output
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Concerns over criminals using seasonal worker visa to exploit labourers
‘Sham’ operators have been charging extra to facilitate the recruitment of workers into the UK growing sector
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Heineken appoints former Russia boss Boudewijn Haarsma as UK MD
He will replace Lawson Mountstevens, who will continue as interim MD until Haarsma takes over at the end of July.
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CF Fertilisers plant shutdown set to heap more uncertainty on struggling food producers
The US chemical giant is to close its plant at Ince in Cheshire, though industry experts have played down the risk to CO2 supplies
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NFU warns crop output could fall if fertiliser prices remain high
Union says government must include fertiliser in its new food supply blueprint
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Concerns grow about rice supply as exporters weigh up curbs
Reports of panic-buying by traders in India followed talk of Thailand and Vietnam pairing up to raise prices
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Global supply turmoil could see British potato farmers switch to cereals or oilseeds
Insiders say domestic market in good shape ahead of possible crop rotations this year
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Ornua hails ‘record’ year as turnover hits $2.5bn in 2021
Despite ‘persistant challenges’, the dairy company has seen turnover rise to €2.5bn, an increase of 6.9% year on year
