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Comment and OpinionBonfire of red tape won’t help if government makes it this difficult to plan
Erratic and chaotic government behaviour makes it monumentally difficult for businesses to plan
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Analysis and FeaturesShould the Adjudicator be allowed to police retailer-supplier relations?
Suppliers have told the GCA of being ‘ghosted’ over CPI requests
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NewsLidl and Aldi’s store opening programmes facing barrage of rival planning objections
With shoppers switching to the discounters in their droves due to the cost of living crisis, the objections are thwarting their ability to serve yet more
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NewsMcBride shares rally as it strikes agreement with lender amid early signs of recovery
CFO Mark Strickland said the amended financing agreement was “an excellent outcome” following a “very difficult” trading period that provided the group with funding certainty as its propsects recover.
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NewsGrowers call for seasonal visa clarity as Defra denies ELMS to be scrapped
The government must act on Liz Truss’s pre-election promises by rapidly expanding the seasonal workers scheme, growers have urged
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NewsEgg producers still ‘seeing little benefit’ from soaring price inflation
It comes despite price hikes of as much as 75p per pack on some free-range egg lines since April
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Category ReportLuring Brits back to milk: The Dairymen category report 2022
Volumes are down and farmers are looking to stop production. What’s the sector doing to encourage shoppers to buy pints?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Pasta: 29 October
Supply disruptions have proved a fertile time for challenger pasta brands
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NewsBiscuits sales decline hits Pladis recovery
Revenues at Pladis have crumbled due to falling demand for biscuits in the wake of the pandemic and the impact the McVitie’s owner pushing through price increases
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NewsChancellor scraps controversial tax system blamed for HGV driver shortage
In his mini budget today, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced he would repeal the IR35 off-payroll working rules introduced in 2017 and 2021
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NewsFresh onslaught of cost price increase requests to push up food prices further, warn experts
With food inflation growing at its fastest rate for 14 years, according to the latest figures, it is understood a comparative lull of CPI activity in the summer will be replaced by a fresh surge in the autumn
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NewsCO2 crisis: slaughterhouses say they could run out of gas next week
While emergency talks with the government have continued, despite the Queen’s death, industry sources said it was crucial food suppliers were given priority
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Comment and OpinionThe GCA must be rescued from Liz Truss’s red tape bonfire
It’s worth responding to the BEIS review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, says Dan Crossley of the Food Ethics Council
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Analysis and FeaturesGlobal supply chain pressures are easing… but for how long?
The pandemic logjam is finally clearing. But new lockdowns are taking hold, there are still labour shortages to contend with and further strikes are forecast
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NewsAldi taking sales from Lidl as inflation piles pressure on retailers and shoppers
Some £8.1m of spend switched from Lidl to Aldi in the 12 weeks to 4 September
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NewsRice markets rocked by South Asian floods and export curbs
The UK is likely to escape the worst of any supply logjam as basmati is unaffected
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy’s rising stars: meet six of the best aged 30 and under
The dairy industry is suffering from high vacancy rates – but is also benefiting from the passion and energy of many motivated young workers, across branding, tech, sales and more. Meet some of them in our rising stars roundup
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NewsNPA calls for more support for British pig industry due to successive crises
The industry has had seven successive quarters of negative margins meaning producers have collectively lost £600m since the autumn of 2020, AHDB estimated
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Comment and OpinionBig Food has fuelled a health crisis. It’s time to take action
Our call is for the responsible media to start leading the charge by amending its narrative on who is at fault in the ‘dia-besity’ issue
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NewsMedia Bites 14 Sep: Ocado, Morrisons/Aldi, Fever-Tree
Grocery sales will fall at Ocado this year for the first time in the company’s history as customers cut back orders in response to rises in the cost of living