All Avian flu articles – Page 48
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NewsCity Snapshot: Food prices soar in November and set to get worse over Christmas - BRC
Shoppers are likely to pay more for their Christmas dinner this year as food prices rocketed to their highest levels in more than a year.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 November: AG Barr, Asda, Omicron variant, SSP Group
AG Barr, Asda and the new Covid variant all come under the media glare this morning.
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Promotional FeaturesMaximising efficiencies in the UK supply chain
It’s no secret that the UK supply chain and, with it, the logistics sector have been under considerable strain over the past few months. Here, two logistics players, LPR and Prologis, look at the broader picture of the market and identify the challenges in their specific sectors.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Nov: Asda/EG Group, Black Friday, Gail’s Bakery
The billionaire Issa brothers are weighing up a merger of Asda and their petrol station business EG Group, which would value the combined business at £26bn
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NewsCity News: Market cautious on Cranswick despite first-half sales growth
Meat giant Cranswick brushed off falling sales of its core pork products this week to post first-half sales growth thanks to category expansion, but investors remain wary of butcher shortages, capacity constraints and falling sales to China.
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Analysis & FeaturesWine trains to pigs-in-blankets shortages: the battle to save Christmas from crisis
Turkey, mince pies and pigs in blankets were all touted to be in short supply, so has the food industry (and government) done enough to save Christmas?
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NewsInflation and supply chain chaos slowing M&A activity
The uncertainty around ongoing pricing negotiations with retailers, availability of labour and difficulties sourcing packaging have led to buyers becoming more cautious
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Comment & OpinionChristmas looks like it’s going to be OK in grocery – but it’s still touch and go
Some turkeys may be Polish, some mince pies may run short, and there will be less choice, but Christmas won’t be the disaster many feared just a few months ago
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InterviewsStuart Machin on M&S Food's turnaround: 'The job's not done'
M&S’ food business is undergoing a dramatic transformation under MD Stuart Machin. New stores, Ocado, and now Costa Coffee are helping reignite its spark. But the work isn’t done yet
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NewsChampagne sales rocket by a third as in-person gatherings return
Brits bought the equivalent of an extra 2.3 million litres
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Comment & OpinionThe food industry is facing a green skills crisis – here’s what we need to do
COP26 gave our industry little guidance. It is up to us now to step up and demonstrate leadership on climate change
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NewsMedia Bites 26 November: Huel, alcohol/crisps shortages, Greencore, Rémy Cointreau
The plant-based meal replacement maker Huel has hired bankers to advise on an initial public offering in London after a surge in popularity for its products in the pandemic fitness boom.
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons’ Farmer Christmas is the new fmcg heart-throb
Captain Birdseye has taken a step back, so food has a new sex symbol. And no it’s not Jeremy Clarkson
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NewsDefra moves to national housing order amid bird flu threat
The move comes less than a week after it introduced a housing order in parts of Yorkshire
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NewsTango vows return to Tesco after weeks of supply challenges
A spokesman for Tango owner Britvic told The Grocer the brand had “recently encountered a supply issue impacting the production of Tango Orange”
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NewsMedia Bites 25 November: Alcohol shortage, Lidl, Britvic
Britain is facing a Christmas alcohol shortage unless the government does more to address the lack of HGV drivers, a group of 48 wine and spirits companies have told the transport secretary.
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NewsLidl GB CEO: this Christmas ‘much harder work’ than any before
Lidl is in a much better place than 12 weeks ago, and expects to a deliver a great Christmas for customers despite new isolated issues daily
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NewsFood & drink industry launches roadmap to tackle sustainable water crisis
Industry is working with WWF, The Rivers Trust and other supporting organisations on the plan
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NewsTesco DC workers to vote on Christmas strike action in pay dispute
Union Usdaw said its members had overwhelmingly rejected an offer from Tesco in annual pay negotiations, and would now vote on whether to strike in the week starting 20 December
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Comment & OpinionIt’s blink murder out there in the cost price increase standoff
A staring competition with Aldi is particularly tricky