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Friday, 13 May, 2022

Sunday, 8 May, 2022

UK Inequality

Number of UK households cutting back on meals jumps 57%

Survey for the Food Foundation finds one in seven homes are ‘food insecure’

Monday, 2 May, 2022

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen

Italy’s tough new approach to Russia

Investors are pressuring food multinationals for more action on nutrition

Friday, 29 April, 2022

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

Reckitt Benckiser price rises help offset falling demand for disinfectants

UK consumer products group among several companies that have started passing on commodity cost increases to customers

Thursday, 28 April, 2022

Unilever PLC

Unilever raises prices by 8% and warns inflation will accelerate

Consumer goods group suffers hit to sales volumes but maintains profitability outlook

Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

UK politics & policy

Government neglect of UK countryside stifles productivity, MPs warn

Poor broadband, few jobs and ‘broken’ planning system have led to disillusionment with Tories, report says

Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

Reckitt Benckiser seeks up to $10bn for remainder of infant milk business

Consumer group has written off £8bn after failed takeover

Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Food & Beverage

Investors push Nestlé and Kraft Heinz to set new health targets

Shareholders seek action from various food multinationals on nutrition and obesity after victory at Unilever

Saturday, 23 April, 2022

News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry

Great cancellation spreads beyond Netflix

Consumer groups feel the pressure as tightening squeeze on incomes hits spending

Thursday, 21 April, 2022

Oatly

Oatly poaches Mars and Danone execs to help regain momentum

Oat milk maker taps consumer goods experience to fix production woes and revive shares

Thursday, 21 April, 2022

Nestlé S.A.

Nestlé boosts sales with 5% price increase

World’s largest food group follows peers P&G and Heineken

Thursday, 21 April, 2022

News in-depthFood & Beverage

How a post-Soviet pioneer has kept alcoholic drinks flowing in Ukraine

The Kyiv-based Obolon brewery has pushed through bombardments and the loss of staff to the Russian invasion

Wednesday, 20 April, 2022

Procter & Gamble Co

P&G reports strongest sales growth in two decades

Consumer goods group joins Heineken in passing on higher costs to customers

Wednesday, 13 April, 2022

News in-depthFood & Beverage3 min

Upcycled food is on the up | FT Food Revolution

The FT’s Judith Evans reports on how upcycling has now become a trend in food production, feeding a fast-growing industry in Europe and the US

Friday, 8 April, 2022

Cost of living crisis

Surging costs hard to swallow for makers of the humble BLT

Sandwich groups and UK retailers grapple with soaring prices of staple ingredients

Tuesday, 5 April, 2022

UK agriculture

UK food industry faces risk of ‘permanent shrinkage’, MPs warn

Select committee says government has failed to address labour shortages resulting from Brexit and coronavirus

Thursday, 31 March, 2022

Food Prices

UK egg farmers face crisis as Ukraine war raises input costs

Industry calls on supermarkets to increase consumer price of eggs by 40p

Friday, 25 March, 2022

Nestlé S.A.

A tough test on Russia for the man who turned round Nestlé

Chief executive Mark Schneider has faced public animosity over the company’s response to the invasion of Ukraine

Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

Nestlé S.A.

Nestlé to halt sales of most brands in Russia

Campaign against multinationals operating in Russia triggers suspension of non-essential items

Tuesday, 22 March, 2022

UK immigration

UK farms race to recruit harvest pickers as Ukrainians trapped by war

Agencies look as far afield as Mongolia to replace workers who made up most of seasonal fruit and veg labourers in 2021

Monday, 21 March, 2022

Special ReportFT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

Pandemic delivers rich pickings for niche food start-ups

Direct-to-consumer sales allow start-ups to bypass retailers and expand through strong digital marketing

Sunday, 20 March, 2022

Waste management & recycling

Food companies criticise UK plastic packaging tax for being too strict

Industry warns levy will increase costs and risk fuelling inflation

Thursday, 10 March, 2022

News in-depthWar in Ukraine

Stay or go? Western consumer brands wrestle with Russian dilemma

Multinationals making household staples balance pressure to exit against impact on business, staff and shoppers

Wednesday, 9 March, 2022

Personal & Household Goods

Unilever chief executive’s pay jumps 42 per cent

Price increases to cover cost of inflation help drive bonuses higher

Monday, 7 March, 2022

Unilever PLC

Unilever to set new healthy food targets after investor pressure

World’s largest ice-cream maker pledges to assess performance against six measures

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