All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 23
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NewsSuppliers and supermarkets set for post-Brexit Incoterms showdown
Sainsbury’s told suppliers last year that they must bear the costs of all tariff and customs arrangements on EU imports
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NewsAnti-supertrawler push ‘will not affect protected areas’
The high-profile Greenpeace campaign is aiming to ban foreign-owned supertrawlers from the UK’s marine protected areas
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NewsUS maintains whisky tariff but drops further food and drink hikes
The Trump administration had threatened to impose new tariffs on $3.1bn of EU exports
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NewsGovernment to build £200m system to handle NI customs declarations
The new ‘Trader Support Service’ will provide ‘end-to-end support’ for NI businesses handling customs declarations on goods coming from GB
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NewsTesco calls for new laws to make companies tackle deforestation
Greenpeace has launched a new campaign urging Tesco to drop JBS-owned companies Tulip and Moy Park as suppliers.
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NewsUK revives no-deal Brexit plans for border delays
The plan allows thousands of lorries to park up on motorways across Kent in the event of tailbacks
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Comment & OpinionTime is running out for unsustainable soy linked to deforestation
Soy’s origins are largely anonymous once in the UK, meaning the environmental impact of the vast majority of meat we consume is completely unknown
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NewsSupermarket pork at risk of fuelling deforestation, warns report
The majority of soy used in UK supermarket pork supply chains cannot be traced back to country of origin, the report found
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is Brazil’s beef sector doing to stop deforestation?
A new investigation has re-ignited calls to ditch Brazilian beef
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NewsKenyan tea workers take Unilever complaint to UN
Workers attacked on Unilever’s tea plantation in Kericho during post-election riots allege the company did not protect them from a foreseeable risk of violence
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NewsSupermarkets under pressure to drop JBS following Amazon deforestation allegations
JBS has been linked to a Brazilian beef farm with land allegedly under embargo for rainforest destruction
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NewsMeat suppliers fear collapse in EU sales without haulier agreement
Three-quarters of UK hauliers face being left unable to access the EU
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Analysis & FeaturesChina or US: which is more important for UK food and drink?
US purchases of scotch whisky alone outweigh all food and drink sales to China
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Comment & OpinionA tariff war with China will have serious consequences for food and drink exporters
Beijing has warned of a “resolute response” if the UK imposes sanctions on Chinese officials
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NewsSupermarkets urged to clarify position on food standards
Private letters from supermarkets executives seen by The Grocer have failed to clarify their position.
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Comment & OpinionAs Brexit transition time looms closer, businesses are set to stockpile again
The lorry-sized hole in the government’s GB-EU border plans is not going to be filled by January
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NewsFruit importers seek new trade routes to minimise disruption
A number of new container routes have opened up between Spain and the UK as an alternative to the route through France
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NewsWhat’s the beef with the new agri-trade commission?
It’s been branded “a trojan horse”, “a fig leaf”, and “smoke and mirrors” by various critics since Friday
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NewsUK unveils post-Brexit cross-border trade plan
The 206-page document details a range of measures businesses must take in order to keep trading with the EU
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NewsEx-FSA chief confirmed as chair of new trade commission
Other members include former trade ministers, food industry representatives and NGOs