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Extreme weather in the UK has led to food shortages, price increases and shortages of products.
Extreme weather and climate breakdown are causing low yields in farms both locally and abroad.
Farmers in the UK are unable to plant important crops like potatoes, wheat or vegetables because of record rainfall. The crops that have been…
Importers warn that new Brexit checks could cause shortages of food in the UK
Ministers' decision to impose phytosanitary certifications, plant passports as well as import licences and export certificates. Next month, they will have another form to fill out for animal products, plants and herbs and must pay a "import…
Craft beer in the UK is on the verge of collapse, according to its scene.
Neither Rishi Sunak nor Gordon Brown is a beer aficionado. The former is teetotal and his predecessor all but gave up booze during his time in office.
Yet the two prime ministers loom large over the turbulent saga of the UK craft beer…
Tesco is at the top of food chain, but its rivals are getting hungry
Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket and responsible for more than 25% of all food purchases in our country, will unveil its annual financial report on Thursday, shedding light on a market that is rapidly changing.
Tesco's sales are…
Domino’s vows to reduce the calories in its food following creme egg cookie backlash
Domino's has pledged to reduce the calories in its products, just weeks after an ex-health minister criticized the fast food chain over selling Creme Egg cookies.
Pizza chain with more than 1,300 outlets in the UK has announced plans to…
Justin King invests £50m in hospitality companies
The consortium, which includes Justin King, former CEO of J Sainsbury and other high-net worth individuals, has raised £50million to acquire premium restaurants.
Hestia Hospitality - named after the Greek Goddess of Home and Hospitality…
In Republican states, the movement to ban lab-grown beef intensifies
The US state legislatures are trying to stop the development of "lab grown" pork, tuna and other animal protein products. They're taking a stand in opposition to a new food technology that is backed by investors like Jeff Bezos and Bill…
Whitbread closes down Beefeaters, Brewers Fayre and other pubs
Whitbread will sell or convert one third of its Beefeater pubs and Brewers Fayre estates after a failed private equity deal.
Goldman Sachs was hired by the FTSE 100 firm last year to explore possible options for its 400 food-and-beverage…
Inflation in the UK falls to 3.4% as food prices slow
UK inflation dropped to 3.4% in Feburary, the lowest in two and a quarter years. This was due in part to a slower pace of price increases in food and restaurants.
The larger-than-forecast drop in the consumer price index (CPI), from…
Nespresso opens its first UK cafe to take advantage of the UK coffee boom
Costa Coffee, Starbucks, and Pret a Manger are the three biggest players in the British ready-to drink coffee market. But there's another company that wants to provide caffeine on the move.
Nespresso is the coffee capsules brand that…
Green drive is a threat to UK agriculture
Sainsbury's boss warns that new government policies to make farming more sustainable may harm Britain's food supply and cause more imports.
Simon Roberts is the chief executive of Britain’s second largest supermarket chain. He said that…
Greggs is the breakfast favorite, beating McDonald’s
Greggs' steak bakes and sausage rolls are still popular in Britain, even after Greggs dethroned McDonald's as the most popular breakfast place.
Roisin Currie said that Greggs' breakfast deal, which costs about£2.75 per breakfast roll…
Just Eat Takeaway’s profits are not enough to satisfy the public.
Just Eat Takeaway.com's share price and mood were not lifted by the delivery of jam today or the promise that more would be delivered tomorrow or later this year.
Europe's largest food delivery group has reported a massive jump in…
Prices of food drop for the first time since September
The first drop in food prices since September has occurred this month, providing further evidence that inflationary pressures will continue to ease throughout the year.
According to NielsenIQ and the British Retail Consortium's latest…
Please, no cheeze: UK proposals may force dairy substitutes to change their names
If "draconian rules" are imposed to stop shoppers from confusing plant-based dairy products with real dairy ones, Dairy Alternatives such as I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter or Alpro’s This Is Not M*lk will have to change their name.
The…
The Rise of Flat Iron: A Steakhouse Chain’s Journey to Success
Discover the incredible journey of Flat Iron Steak Restaurants, from a London pop-up to nationwide success. Explore their impressive growth, financial milestones, and ambitious expansion plans.
Lidl forced into renaming bread after a ‘fake sourdough’ row
Lidl was forced to rebrand a loaf after a dispute over whether it was sourdough or not. The German supermarket rebranded its crusty blossoms after campaigners claimed that it was "sour faux".
The Real Bread Campaign accused Lidl of…
M&S supplier: Office workers are switching from sushi to sandwiches due to rising prices
According to a major supplier of supermarket lunch deals, office workers are switching from sushi to sandwiches due to the rising cost of fish.
Dalton Philips said that the increasing cost of fish made many sushi products prohibitively…