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News
Tomato purées ‘likely’ linked to forced labour in China, BBC investigation finds
The BBC tested several own-label tomato purées that appeared to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour, it claimed
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Christmas disruption looms due to lorry driver shortages and Brexit checks
There are fears driver shortages in the UK, paired with a reluctance from EU drivers to bring deliveries into Britain, might cause disruption over the festive period
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John Lewis ‘optimistic’ £400m investment in automation will pay off this Christmas
The investment in automation had led to 75% improvement in storage capacity at John Lewis’ Milton Keynes distrbution campus
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Don’t slap tariffs on spirits that can’t be made in US, spirits group urges Trump
The spirits industry had been ’weighed down by retaliatory tariffs’ since 2018, Discus said
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Blue Yonder ransomware attack still impacting UK supermarket supply chains
Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have deployed contingency measures to keep stock moving following Blue Yonder’s ransomware attack
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Majority of companies bracing for commodity price increases in 2025
Rising energy costs and continued geopolitical turmoil are set to contribute to commodity price increases, experts warn
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KVI Tracker
Record coffee prices mean farmers are finally earning enough to live, says Pact
Coffee has been sold for ‘far too cheap’ for ‘far too long’, according to the supplier
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News
Fresh farm protests on Wednesday as tax row still rages
Save British Farming and Kent Fairness for Farmers will stage a rally in Dover in protest at inheritance tax changes and wider government policy
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Unilever completes £40m investment into Burton condiments hub
The site now produces an average of nine million jars and bottles of condiments a month
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Milk & More goes for growth by targeting 1,000 new customers per week
The Freshways-owned DTC company is looking to build on its current 600,000 weekly deliveries by targeting new households
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Frylight reduces bottle weight by 9% to reduce carbon emissions
The change will remove 20 tonnes of plastic from the supply chain
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Blue Yonder software hack impacting supermarket supply chains
US tech firm Blue Yonder clients include Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, as well as 30 fast moving consumer goods suppliers
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Cod prices to reach highest level ever after quota slashed
Next year’s total allowable catch for Barents Sea North East Arctic cod has been reduced by 25% to 340,000 tonnes, in light of declining stocks
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Analysis & Features
As Wales backs out, is there any hope left for a UK DRS?
Hopes DRS would be simpler under Labour have been shattered, as Wales’ withdrawal leaves drinks industry players ‘speechless’
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Comment & Opinion
Why Lindt denying its own ‘excellence’ risks shopper loyalty
It was particularly surprising when Lindt scuppered its own marketing claims about the ’excellence’ of its products in a US court last week
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Comment & Opinion
NFU: Labour can’t wish away farmers’ anger. We will keep fighting
Our industry feels betrayed. A year ago, Steve Reed said no changes would be made to Agriculture Property Relief if Labour won the general election, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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News
Iceland backs bid for warmer frozen food temperatures
The supermarket has joined a coalition advocating for a rise in frozen food temperature standards to slash CO2 emissions
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Comment & Opinion
Farmer protests are about more than a tax break
The current system is failing our farmers, our fields, and our future harvests, says Edd Lees, co-founder at Wildfarmed
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News
Mass walkouts at cognac maker Hennessy over China bottling plans
Hennessy is said to be exploring the possibility of shipping cognac to China where it could be bottled locally
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Category Report
Making UK fish fitter for the future
Investment is pouring into Grimsby, where 70% of the UK’s fish is processed. So, we headed to Lincolnshire to see where it’s going