All Russia-Ukraine conflict articles – Page 7
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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
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NewsTesco leads retailers in raising prices of olive oil
Prices for own-label olive oil and extra virgin olive oil bottles in the retailer rose between 11% and 32.3% over the first week of July
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Comment & OpinionAs commodity prices roll over, next few quarters will separate wheat from chaff
What will distinguish winners from losers is corporate agility, supply chain resilience, data analytics and a differentiated portfolio, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsBrakes relaunches ‘Help for Hospitality’ fund as cost pressures bite
The wholesaler has now relaunched the initiative to ease increasing costs for its customers, such as rising energy prices and staff wages
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NewsRussian oligarch sanctions won’t affect Getir funding, company says
Vladimir Potanin was named by the Foreign Office last week as one of several Russians to be hit by sanctions in a bid to “hit Putin’s inner circle”
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NewsFood importers want input into government tariff cut proposals
Industry says reductions would help reduce inflation but could undermine FTA talks
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food inflation vs the rest of the world: how Britain compares
UK food inflation has hit 8.6% – but closer to Russia it is over 20%
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NewsCity snapshot: European fmcg prices jump 6.9% amid soaring inflation
Fast moving consumer goods prices have increased 6.9% year-on-year across Europe, with fmcg inflation in the UK even higher at 7.5%
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NewsUK and EU milk supplies falling despite global production rise
European milk production is set to decline further due to challenges around sustainability regulations and soaring input costs
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Comment & OpinionUK’s ‘food strategy’ is little more than vague ambition
Many in the industry were looking for more than ambition and flattery from government, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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NewsMedia Bites 30 June: National Lottery, Tesco/Heinz, Morrisons, Unilever
Outgoing UK National Lottery operator Camelot has lost its legal bid to stop the handover of a new licence to rival Allwyn, in effect ending the group’s hopes of having the decision overturned.
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Comment & OpinionWalgreens was overambitious with Boots sale plan. Now it has to fix a neglected estate
WBA has talked up the No7 Beauty Company alongside Boots. Could the beauty category be key to its future success?
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NewsFSA and Food Standards Scotland warn of ‘significant’ challenges to food safety
The bodies recognise that despite significant pressures on the food industry, food standards have largely been maintained but that challenges laid ahead
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NewsMedia Bites 29 June: Boots, National Lottery, Diageo
Walgreens Boots Alliance has abandoned the sale process for the Boots chain in the UK after upheaval in credit markets
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NewsBoots owner pulls the plug on £5.5bn auction for the UK chain
The owner of Boots has abandoned its attempts to sell the UK chemist chain after failing to find a buyer willing to meet its price expectations.
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NewsDunns hires ex-Braehead Foods commercial director Ed Faber as head of sales
Faber will be focusing on growing the business’ food offering as the industry recovers from the pandemic
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NewsMorrisons drafts in Croatian oil brand amid sunflower oil shortage
The retailer had introduced Čepin ‘to ensure that customers have availability and choice through this difficult trading period on cooking oils’, it said
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s causing the decline in customer service in our supermarkets? And should we be concerned?
The pandemic will rightly be remembered as the industry’s finest hour
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NewsSunflower oil supplier KTC back to normal production for first time since Ukraine invasion
The rebound was put down to a restart of Ukrainian exports and increased planting across Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich food commodity prices are still rising and how high can they go?
Costs of production could hinge on energy supplies as concerns grow about winter gas rationing in Europe