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Global food prices bounce back in June
Despite continued pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAO Food Price Index rose for the first time in 2020 in June, thought to be due to the easing of lockdown restrictions across the globe.
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BMPA report suggests solutions to meat workforce challenges
The report offers a list of recommendations for Government to consider for the short-, medium- and long-term to help alleviate labour shortages and workforce challenges in the British meat sector.
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USDA announces steps forward for America’s agricultural sector
USDA has announced that America's farmers are to benefit from major innovations from scientists and researchers as well as from the recently announced United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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Pandemic sparks food security crisis
Following the UN’s Food Programme’s warning that the COVID-19 pandemic will double the number of people suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020, Olam International seeks new scientific research to help address the worldwide issue of food security.
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Big win for UK farmers
The Government will establish a Trade and Agriculture Commission to help advise on agricultural trade policy and apply safeguards in UK trade deals.
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Are changes to EU alcohol taxes unfair?
The preliminary adoption of the revised EU excise structurers Directive means the structural discrimination between different alcoholic beverage categories will further widen, argues SpiritsEUROPE’s Director General.
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UK Government pledges to help agriculture, food and drink industries “bounce back”
In a jointly led plan, Defra and DIT have set out measures which intend to support the UK food and beverage industry - including farming - as it eases out of lockdown.
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PepsiCo makes strides towards sustainability targets
In its 2019 Sustainability Report, the company outlines the positive measures it has been implementing and its progress towards these goals.
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Meat processing giant announces COVID-19 outbreak
Tyson puts protective measures in place following series of covid outbreaks, while China suspends imports of poultry products from its Springdale plant.
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Unhealthy eating habits driven by stress, anxiety, tiredness and boredom
A British Nutrition Foundation survey explores how COVID-19 has impacted our eating habits and activity levels since UK lockdown commenced.
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Are food manufacturers being neglected by British government?
New report says further support from the UK and devolved governments is vital to sustain manufacturers supplying the hospitality and food service market.
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Meat In-Depth Focus – June 2020
Our latest In-Depth Focus on meat explores how animal free meat is on the rise and a spike in demand for beef mince during the coronavirus pandemic could have lasting financial implications.
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Time is running out for Britian’s meat sector, warns BMPA
In 2021, the way in which the UK trades with the EU is going to change significantly, but Government is yet to secure a plan. Here, the BMPA outlines its concerns and what is needed.
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FSA board asks ‘do we need to reform current food standards?’
New Food's Editor gives her overview of the latest (17 June 2020) Food Standards Agency (FSA) board meeting.
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Pandemic chaos for US meat industry
The global meat industry, which has been regarded as a COVID-19 hotspot, has been heavily affected by the pandemic and lockdowns, but nowhere more so than the US.