It is fairly quiet on the food and drink business news front in the nationals today.
All eyes are on Germany after an outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease has forced countries to place a temporary ban on German meat and dairy products, the Financial Times reports. The country lost its foot-and-mouth free status under World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) rules after German authorities confirmed its first foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.
This means many meat and dairy products cannot obtain the necessary veterinary certificates for exports beyond the EU, posing significant disruption to trade, as per Reuters.
M&S will deliver food using sewage-powered lorries, according to The Telegraph, as it comes up with ideas to reach its net zero targets. The retailer rolled out a fleet of 50 vehicles powered by biomethane fuel, a by-product of organic waste’s decomposition, to shuttle ingredients and products between warehouses.
Meanwhile, bad news for those who like to sip before a holiday as Ryanair called for aiport alcohol limits amid a jump in in-flight disruptions since the pandemic. The FT reports the airline wants governments across Europe to force airports to limit passengers to a maximum of two alcoholic beverage per flight to avoid in-flight disruptions.
The Times claims pubs could ban patrons from speaking about “contentious beliefs” such as religious views or transgender rights to avoid “falling foul” of Labour’s workers rights reforms, which says that employers must protect workers from being harassed at work by “third parties” such as customers or clients. The government has been warned by the equalities watchdog that rules could “disproportionately curtail” freedom of expression and be applied to “overheard conversations”, The Times says.
Finally, Starbucks says people using its coffee shops must buy something, The Guardian reports, therefore reversing a policy introduced in North America in 2018 that allowed anyone to use its facilities even if they had not made a purchase.
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