All Russia-Ukraine conflict articles – Page 6
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NewsNew CO2 gas crisis could cost 2 Sisters £1m extra a week, Ranjit Singh Boparan warns
It comes as the UK’s main gas supplier CF Fertilisers announced plans to close its Billingham site last week
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NewsTruss pledges to help growers with labour as seasonal workers depart early
Truss – who will find out on Monday if she will succeed Boris Johnson as PM – said ’we need to expand this scheme’
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NewsArla Foods reports strong first-half results, but warns of downturn ahead
Prices will continue to rise amid soaring on-farm inflation, the dairy co-op has warned
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News‘Astronomical’ energy bills hike leaves food companies fighting to survive beyond Christmas
A new poll by the FDF shows confidence amongst food manufacturers has now fallen to the lowest point on record
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NewsUK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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NewsMoy Park sees near 60% profit slump amid ‘challenging headwinds’
The Northern Ireland-based poultry giant saw operating profit fall by 58.1% (or £50m) to £36.2m in the face of significant cost increases in feed, utilities and labour
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NewsHalf a million tonnes of grain exported under Black Sea ports deal
An estimated 20-22 million tonnes of grains, mostly from pre-war harvests, have been stockpiled at Ukrainian ports due to the war
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NewsSurplus food donations from supermarkets down during cost of living crisis
FareShare said the “crippling” knock-on effects of the supply chain crisis had resulted in a fall in supermarket donations of around 200 tonnes a month
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NewsLabour crisis has created £60m-worth of crop losses this year, says NFU
A survey of growers by the farming union found that this year’s harvest had been ‘significantly impacted’ by the sector’s ongoing labour crisis
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to eat in a nuclear war: what our food system would look like post-apocalypse
With the nuclear threat level raised, what would an apocalypse mean for our food system?
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Comment & OpinionHow the English Tea Shop adapted in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
With Sri Lanka facing a series of crises, companies can help by putting themselves in the centre of the community, says English Tea Shop’s Suranga Herath
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Comment & OpinionHow can grocery adapt to a K-shaped consumer profile?
Rather than consumer behaviour averaging towards the middle, it is drifting towards two extremes, says Duncan Brewer, partner at EY-Parthenon
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat can the Ukraine grain export deal achieve after missile strike?
Is deal to restart exports already derailed after Russian attack?
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NewsSupply chain crisis leads to 60% increase in food waste in just six months
According to a new study by Sodexo, more than a third of businesses admitted to deprioritising food waste due to the ongoing challenges in the supply chain
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NewsMPs launch probe into food price crisis
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee will also assess the government’s National Food Strategy
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NewsOlive oil prices continue to increase in supermarkets
The rises come as the Italian drought causes concerns about upcoming harvests
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NewsDefra kicks off pig supply chain review
The consultation follows a challenging 18 months for the sector, which has faced oversupply, a shortage of butchers and soaring feed costs
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NewsFood suppliers told government cannot provide ‘whole solution’ to gas and fertiliser problems
As concerns grow about impact of gas rationing, Defra says measures already in place “will help”
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NewsWhitefish prices set to rise as tariff on product from Russia and Belrus is introduced
The whitefish tariff will affect all seafood originating in Russia but will not include Russian caught product that is processed in another country
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food tariff cuts really put a dent in inflation?
By cutting ‘food tariffs we don’t need’, the UK could reduce inflation, Boris Johnson recently claimed