All Russia-Ukraine conflict articles
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Comment & OpinionBudget is playing a dangerous game with food price inflation
You don’t need to be an economist to realise that this budget will perpetuate food price inflation and it might not even help
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NewsMash Direct slides into the red as input costs soar
The prepared vegetable company saw its operating profit decline to –£984.9k in the year to 28 February 2023
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the dairy category is getting fit for the future
Dairy is shaping up for success with a series of major strategic deals, buoyed by slowing inflation and stabilising costs
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NewsUkraine eyes agrifoods exports boom ahead of EU accession
The country is ramping up exports but is still facing a series of logistical challenges linked to Russia’s invasion
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News‘Chicken King’ Ranjit Singh offloads Euro poultry business to Boparan Private Office
The sale of the business to Boparan Private Office is subject to approval by Polish anti-trust authorities and is due to complete later this month
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Comment & OpinionThe financial tide is finally turning for food & drink businesses
The ongoing rebound in financial health has made F&B companies more appealing targets for investment, says Shaun Browne, MD and co-head of corporate finance, Europe, at Houlihan Lokey
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Comment & OpinionUkraine needs our trade, not just charitable aid
UK supermarkets and retailers must seize this opportunity to stock more Ukrainian products, says Mike Penrose, co-founder and partner at FuturePlus
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Comment & OpinionUS election 2024: What Trump's win could mean for global food and drink
The Republican policy commitments are scary enough: the US will start a trade war with China, banning imports and blocking Chinese investment in American business, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionWhat Mondelez’s tie-up with Biscoff says about Cadbury’s NPD strategy
Regardless of what NPD Mondelez is planning, its partnership with Biscoff is bound to lure in shoppers
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NewsKing Charles urged to strip Unilever and Cadbury of royal warrants over Russia links
King Charles has expressed his support for the people of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion
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Comment & OpinionStockpiling food for hypothetical crises? No thanks
Mental health has nose-dived in this country thanks to fear ‘nudging’ from government, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Category ReportOil trends 2024: Has oil hit its peak?
As mass shortages in the olive business send prices through the roof, how are shoppers and brands coping with £15 rsps?
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Category ReportBread trends 2024: White bread becomes UPF villain
Sliced white bread has become the symbol of the growing ultra-processed foods debate. What impact has that had on sales? And how are brands fighting back?
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Analysis & FeaturesAI, supply chains and plant-based – what global fmcg is fighting or embracing
Alimentaria hosted 3,000 exhibitor companies from nearly 60 countries over four days
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NewsUK lands access to tonnes of haddock and cod with new Faroe Islands deal
The deal will see British fishermen benefit from 920 tonnes of cod and haddock
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NewsSanction loophole sees Russian white fish entering UK via China
Imports from Russia into the UK have declined by 59% in the past year, but imports have increased by 11% from China, a common processor of Russian white fish
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NewsBritish farmers hit by £1.4bn fertiliser bill since Russia-Ukraine conflict
Farmers have faced soaring gas and fertiliser costs since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s driving your product and pricing decisions?
As we enter the new year, the UK economy is still in the grip of uncertainty, say Julie Neal, director, and Sabine Sayer, managing consultant, at management consultancy, Vendigital
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Analysis & FeaturesOils 2023: Brands ride out massive price rises
The Ukraine war has taken its toll on cooking oils this year
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 2024 bring an end to key commodity turbulence?
Buyers will be hoping for the ‘semblance of normality’ experts predict – but El Niño and other costs mean it won’t be simple