• May 28 2025
  Rémy Cointreau

  Rémy Cointreau names new CEO as alcohol industry navigates downturn

  Franck Marilly has held a number of senior roles in the luxury sector, including at Chanel and Shiseido

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• May 27 2025
  UK trade

  UK bioethanol factories face closure after Trump trade deal

  British state support needed to prevent loss of production facilities after tariff changes, industry warns

  
• May 26 2025
  UK inflation

  UK food inflation hits 1-year high, industry data shows

  Fresh food costs push prices to their fastest rise since May 2024

  
• May 26 2025
  The Big Read

  Robert F Kennedy Jr’s battle with Big Food

  The US health secretary is defying the industry to improve America’s diet. Is he going about it the right way?

  
• May 25 2025
  News in-depth

  How Heineken tapped into China’s beer market

  The country’s biggest brewer is using its Dutch partner to reach more of the growing premium segment

  
• May 23 2025
  JBS SA

  JBS says shareholders approve US listing for world’s largest meatpacker

  Green light overcomes opposition from environmental and governance advocates

  
• May 23 2025
  Japanese economy

  Japan inflation climbs at fastest rate in more than 2 years

  High food prices pile pressure on central bank and unpopular Ishiba government

  
• May 23 2025
  JBS SA

  Brazilian brothers await crunch vote on US listing for meatpacker JBS

  World’s largest meat processor says move would unlock share price and cheaper funding

  
• May 22 2025
  US politics & policy

  Trump’s ‘Maha’ report implicates companies in worsening children’s health

  The inaugural ‘Make America Healthy Again’ findings reflect many of the concerns of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr

  
• May 22 2025
  Nestlé S.A.

  Nestlé boss says his predecessor ‘weakened the fabric’ of the company

  Laurent Freixe criticises diversification efforts under previous CEO Mark Schneider as he takes Nestlé back to basics

  
• May 21 2025
  Moral Money

  Alcohol groups face a sobering cultural shift Premium content

  Young adults are taking the health effects of drinking more seriously

  
• May 21 2025
  John Gapper

  The ‘megafarm’ that is part of the UK’s agricultural future

  A Norfolk campaign against Cranswick’s plans to raise more chickens and pigs may undermine food security

  
• May 20 2025
  Greggs PLC

  Greggs boosted by warm weather and viral TikTok campaign, chief says

  Shares in bakery chain rise to highest level since February after reporting improved sales growth

  
• May 20 2025
  Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

  Traders dump Casino debt as fears increase over troubled grocer

  Investors cool on retail chain a little over a year after a restructuring led by billionaire Daniel Křetínský

  
• May 19 2025
  Brexit

  UK and EU agree post-Brexit reset at showpiece summit

  Starmer accused of ‘surrender’ by the Tories after finalising new arrangements on fisheries and agriculture

  
• May 19 2025
  Diageo PLC

  Diageo plans big asset sales as industry grapples with lower demand

  FTSE 100 group may sell its African operations among other assets, analysts say

  
• May 18 2025
  Asahi Group Holdings Ltd

  Alcohol sales hit more by screen time than health fears, Asahi head says

  Brewer’s chief says gaming, streaming and social media have eaten into drinking’s share of ‘entertainment and joy’

  
• May 17 2025
  LexPremier Foods PLC

  Mr Kipling’s US foray is tempting for investors Premium content

  Cake brand’s owner Premier Foods is in expansion mode once more

  
• May 16 2025
  Agricultural production

  China suspends chicken imports from Brazil due to detection of bird flu

  South American nation had been the last big producer not affected by the outbreak

  
• May 14 2025
  Brooke Masters

  How milk got its mojo back

  The dairy industry’s efforts to woo customers away from plant products are a masterclass in corporate survival tactics

  
• May 14 2025
  LVMH

  Moët Hennessy’s crisis: dubious deals, soaring prices and hubris

  LVMH’s drinks business has been hit by a global downturn and management missteps

  
• May 13 2025
  UK trade

  US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood markets

  Agricultural sectors are ‘front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s agriculture secretary

  
• May 11 2025
  Agricultural commodities

  US beef prices extend surge as ranchers face thinnest herds in 70 years

  A years-long drought in the American west has dried up grazing lands and created a shortage of calves

  
• May 11 2025
  Australian wine giant spies Americas opportunity from Trump’s tariffs

  Newly formed Vinarchy expects growth in Canada and Latin America as US brands fall out of favour

  
• May 10 2025
  News in-depthBeer and spirits

  Scotch makers toast UK trade deal with India

  Agreement will halve tariffs on whisky into world’s biggest export market by volume for the spirit

  

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