All Avian flu articles – Page 34
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NewsFewer 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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NewsMPs 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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NewsMedia Bites 23 June: Mars, Boots, inflation, Unilever
Mars has announced its chief executive Grant Reid is to step down after eight years with the group.
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NewsUK 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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NewsMedia Bites 20 June: Boots, Tesco, Asda
The protracted auction of Boots is at risk of falling apart as debt markets seize up and buyers grow nervy amid a consumer downturn
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NewsM&S calls for changes to government’s Apprenticeship Levy to tackle labour shortages
Operations director Sacha Berendji criticised the programme’s ‘one size fits all’ approach
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Analysis & FeaturesCan government’s new strategy help boost UK food production?
Government wants to up UK output – but workers remain lacking
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does government’s NFS response mean for future food policy?
It’s not so much a white paper as simply ‘a list of policies’. But the government response to Henry Dimbleby’s work sets out a direction of travel
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: Grocer 33 – service award
Waitrose prevails on service despite supply woes
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NewsUkraine war could disrupt global honey trade, says Rowse owner
Sector abuzz as importers in UK and EU compete for alternative suppliers
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NewsMedia Bites 14 June: Petrol prices, Tesco/Lidl, National Food Strategy
The UK competition watchdog will open an investigation into competition in the retail fuel market amid soaring petrol prices.
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NewsHealth groups vent fury over ‘watered down’ National Food Strategy
A raft of organisations said the much-delayed document had proved the government did not have the will to take ‘bold action’ to address the problems of the UK’s food system
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims industry used cost of living crisis to torpedo National Food Strategy
Speaking to The Grocer after the government published its response to his landmark report, the Leon restaurant founder said the plans amounted to ‘not a strategy’
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NewsCF 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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NewsNFU 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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NewsRapeseed oil prices surge by up to 100% amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Ambient giant Princes confirmed it had faced ’significant inflationary pressures’ after products from two of its cooking oil brands doubled in price
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NewsGlobal 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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Analysis & FeaturesAldi and Lidl: the story behind the rise of a retail empire
Aldi and Lidl made serious inroads into the UK market during the financial crash in 2008. Now, as inflation bites, they’re on the march again
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NewsUnited Biscuits sales drop amid ‘unprecedented’ year
The UK’s biggest biscuit maker United Biscuits suffered a drop in sales and profits last year due to “unprecedented challenges” in the category
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NewsMPs propose controversial tax on industry to fix lorry driver shortage
A Transport Committee report published today urges the government to give industry two years to deliver enough drivers, workers and facilities to avoid the labour shortages that crippled supply chains last year