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Comment & OpinionWhy the Iran war is a wake-up call for UK food supply chains
From Kenyan tea to Ivorian cocoa, the cost is already reaching British shelves – and the food industry needs to react, says Kerrina Thorogood, partnerships director at the Fairtrade Foundation
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NewsBritish strawberry season delayed due to cold weather
The cooler spring has slowed the ripening process, but with strawberries remaining on plant for longer, the taste profile is richer with more balanced natural sweetness, according to growers
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NewsBertolli launches butter-based SKU
Bertolli Spreadable with Butter and Olive Oil contains four ingredients: dairy butter, olive oil, water and salt
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NewsKerry Dairy rebrands to Kinisla alongside €300m investment
The name change combines the words kinship, to represent its people, and isla, meaning island, to represent Ireland’s natural resources
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NewsThis launches western music video to mark Steak launch
The campaign is designed to mark the launch of its Fillet Steak and follows ‘Flint Flatiron’, a traditional cowboy
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NewsChris Packham calls for Co-op CEO to ban ‘Frankenchickens’
Packham has called on the supermarket to stop sourcing ultra-fast-growing chicken breeds known as ‘Frankenchickens’
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Comment & OpinionCan Plaid Cymru deliver the goods for Welsh food and farming?
There are signals that Plaid’s approach on a range of issues could significantly differ from its predecessors
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NewsTesco Northern Ireland doubles local suppliers in three years
The UK’s largest retailer said nearly 140 suppliers based in the devolved nation offered over 1,600 lines, with all Tesco own-brand fresh beef, pork, milk and eggs sold in the country sourced from them
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NewsAHDB ads rapped by ASA over carbon emissions claims
The standards agency said that claims made in two of the levy board’s ads breached rules over misleading advertising, substantiation and environmental claims
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News‘Culture of fear’ on the rise in Seasonal Worker scheme
In its annual report, ‘A year of building worker power’, Worker Support Centre reported that it had supported 550 people in Scotland, many of whom face ‘fear, discrimination and retaliation’
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NewsDefra data shows drop in organic farmers and processors
Defra found the number of organic operators dropped from 5,133 in 2024 to 5,004 in 2025
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NewsEU alignment ‘will not cut trade red tape’, claim experts
The government has claimed the SPS deal will slash the cost of exporting food to the EU
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Category ReportNut prices soar amid tight supply and high demand
Demand for healthy snacks is growing: year-on-year servings are up 1.9% to 6.2 billion
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NewsMeatly to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat factory in London
The business has raised £10.4bn in series A funding to put behind building the 20,000-litre bioreactor facility in London
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NewsAussie beef exporters expecting strong UK demand this summer
Imports of Australian beef have continued to grow into 2026
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NewsAgricultural inflation more than double general inflation rates
The latest estimates from the farming consultancy have placed the rate at 8.4% annually, well ahead of CPI at 3.3% and CPI Food at 3.5%
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NewsCo-op raises concerns over food security as imported meat soars
The amount of meat imported into the UK amounted to £5bn last year, a rise of 15% year on year
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NewsFood prices set to rise 50% compared with 2021, data shows
New analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit revealed the amount of price growth seen in the nearly 20 years prior to the cost of living crisis would be achieved in just over five years – almost quadrupling the pace of food inflation
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NewsBrits bought over 45k tonnes of sustainable tuna in 2025, MSC says
Nearly two-thirds of all tuna sold in British supermarkets carried the Marine Stewardship Council’s MSC blue label in 2025, with shoppers in the UK and Ireland purchasing over 45,000 tonnes of the fish
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Analysis & FeaturesScotland & Wales elections: what policies are on the table for food & drink?
With elections in Scotland and Wales on 7 May, what do the main political parties have planned for the food & drink industry?