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NewsCoffey plays down calls for food sector crisis intervention
Coffey told MPs she didn’t ‘think we are at the stage of market interventions directly when it comes to pricing’
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NewsPPE ordering scandal adding to supply chain woes, logistics sector warns
According to the Department of Health and Social Care, as of 26 September 2022, there were 7.4 billion items of PPE stored in UK warehouses
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NewsVeg sales initiative Peas Please set to miss target as cost of living crisis bites
Peas Please, which was launched by the Food Foundation in 2019, said progress had been slowed by the impact of the financial situation
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NewsWholey Moly closes its doors in the face of mounting pressure
Cookie start-up Wholey Moly has ceased trading after being overwhelmed by a barrage of challenges this year.
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Comment & OpinionThe UK has plenty of shortages and struggles, but also plenty of compassion
Whilst the UK government is demonstrating few signs of clarity, certainty and support, we can empower the plentifulness on the ground, says Dan Crossley, executive director at Food Ethics Council
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Dec: Grocery market share, Asda, Farming/food shortages
The crisis engulfing Morrisons deepened as another slump in sales saw it lose ground to rivals such as Aldi and Lidl
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NewsM&S calls for more government support for egg producers
More support is needed for farmers to manage cost pressures and avian flu from the industry and the government, according to the retailer
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery price inflation dips for the first time in 21 months
Grocery price inflation saw its first small monthly dip for almost two years over the past month as higher prices continue to drive sales value growth across the sector. Plus, SSP revenues and profits bounce back, consumer spending data from BRC-KPMG and Barclaycard and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Dec: Ocado, Morrisons, Associated British Foods
Ocado has told investors it will pause the construction of more automated distribution centres in the UK, the latest sign of a pullback in demand for online grocery delivery
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Analysis & FeaturesLabour shortage crisis in food: what progress has been made?
Politicians are taking a hard line on migration, leaving food companies to find solutions to labour shortfalls. How are they managing it?
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Comment & OpinionHow Nestlé, Heineken and Unilever are dealing with a volatile market
Barclays’ Warren Ackerman on the current round of capital markets events
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InterviewsWaitrose’s Charlotte Di Cello on Christmas and egg shortages
Waitrose is under the cosh with falling sales and a troublesome IT upgrade. But its commercial director is confident a focus on quality can see it through
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Analysis & FeaturesThe untold story of war: how Ukraine is fighting to feed itself
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has devastated the country’s food supply. But with extraordinary ingenuity and incredible resolve, plus targeted aid, it’s still functioning
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Comment & OpinionAmid food supply chaos, self-sufficiency seems a forlorn hope
Suppliers of eggs and fruit & veg have all seen profits hit or wiped out
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NewsFruit & veg in ‘crisis’ amid ‘endemic’ low returns to growers
Many apple growers were facing cuts in payments by retailers, despite massive input cost inflation, said British Apples & Pears
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NewsMedia Bites 1 December: inflation, Brexit, Huel
The papers all pick up the latest inflation data from the BRC’s shop price index.
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Category ReportWhy the meal deal could be on life support: Food-to-go category report 2022
Meal deal prices are on the up – and rising labour costs are likely to make the situation critical. How can the supermarkets adapt?
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Comment & OpinionOur food supply chain is resilient, but it needs more support through the energy crisis
It is vital the food sector works together to be heard by government, says Shane Brennan, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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Comment & OpinionThe cost of UK food has been too low for too long. We need a food value reset
Consumers have got used to a low price that comes at great cost to our farming communities, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of The Rural Policy Group
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NewsMedia Bites 29 November: EG Group, high street, eggs
The petrol forecourts business owned by the billionaire Issa brothers has been accused of profiteering after gross fuel profits rose by 20% to $1.7bn.