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Premier Inn owner Whitbread to cut 1,500 jobs and shut 100-plus restaurants
Moves come despite hospitality group reporting record profits and increasing returns to shareholdersBusiness live – latest...
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KitKat owner Nestlé faces vote forcing it to cut back on unhealthy products
Company, which also makes Quality Street, says reducing sugar, salt and fats could harm ‘strategic freedom’Business...
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Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for...
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Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry
Health experts say government must step in to cut sugar in beverages and tackle manufacturers’ ‘appalling’...
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Brexit import charges may mean rise in food prices, say trade groups
Fees of up to £145 on EU animal and plant products through Dover and Folkestone begin...
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UK food price inflation slows to 4.5% but many still struggling
Waitrose and Ocado win new shoppers while a quarter of households are feeling the squeezeBusiness live...
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Kenyan Del Monte farm seeks human rights manager after claims of violence
Exclusive: new role created after Guardian uncovered allegations against company’s security guardsA vast Del Monte pineapple...
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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs globally and splitt off ice-cream division
Magnum to Marmite consumer goods group plans productivity programme to save £684mBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever...
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Food trade bodies consider legal action over post-Brexit ‘not for EU’ labelling
Producers say the labelling could add £250m a year to their costs, further fuelling inflationFood industry...
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Brexit has cost UK food companies exporting to EU an extra £170m
Exclusive: Data shows costs have contributed to value of meat exports falling by 17% since 2019Food...
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UK infant formula at ‘historically high’ prices, says watchdog
Competition and Markets Authority launches full-scale investigation after finding costs have risenThe cost of infant milk...
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Dover Port health body fears gangs of meat smugglers looking to bypass new post-Brexit checks
Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22...
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Brexit border rules could cut shelf life of fresh food from EU by a fifth, say experts
Requirement for importers to give 24 hours’ notice of deliveries described as ‘unfeasible’ by suppliersNew Brexit...
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Chapel Down toasts rising sales as English fizz grabs market share from champagne
Price rises help lift profits as sales of its sparkling wine soar but still products slideBusiness...
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New Brexit checks ‘pose existential threat’ to UK fruit and flower growers
Exclusive: NFU warns blanket import checks from April could fuel long delays and damage future cropsThe...
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Greggs enjoys bumper Christmas period as it hails easing inflation
Reduced cost pressures and popular festive bakes and chocolate orange muffins boost bakery chainBusiness live –...
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Will weight loss drugs kill the fast food business?
Many firms see the dire forecasts as ‘overblown’ but they know they will have to adapt...