All Government policy articles
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NewsSupermarket competition keeps food inflation in check despite cost pressures
Retailers absorbed added energy costs through price cuts and promotions in September, according to the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ price monitor
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NewsFarmers left ‘high, dry and desperate’ by SFI scheme closure
The NFU has warned Labour MPs at the party conference that there is a divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the scheme
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NewsVeg Power launches ‘Feel the Fibre’ campaign
The campaign, which launched today, also includes a Discover Beans nationwide schools programme involving thousands of children and a significant social media campaign to extend the reach to parents and into homes
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Partner FeaturesFive ways to future-proof packaging
As packaging regulations change, so must your strategy to make sure your business is fully future-proofed.
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Food Nation 2040, Crosta Mollica’s sale and KFCereal
As the government sets out the next phase of its food strategy, we explore whether it will really have any impact – plus this week’s picks including Crosta Mollica’s merger and cereal that KFC wants us to eat with gravy
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NewsOngoing border friction weighing on food exports
Total export volumes stood at their third lowest level since 2000 during the first half of 2026, the FDF revealed
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NewsDairy UK calls for dairy processing to be recognised as critical infrastructure
Its latest white paper, Securing the UK’s Dairy Future: The Strategic Role of Dairy Processing in UK Food Security, Sustainability and Growth, sets out the sector’s importance to the UK’s food supply, economy and resilience
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News‘They don’t give a damn’: the real cost of the illicit tobacco trade
Store owners in Croydon have spoken candidly about the devastating effect of the illicit tobacco and vape trade on their businesses, warning that rogue traders face no real consequences and that the price gap between legal and illegal products is impossible to bridge
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Comment & OpinionWould you listen to me more with a pint and a pie?
When politicians are announcing new policies or trying to curry favour with the electorate, what they’re choosing to eat or drink in front of the camera matters, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsConsumer confidence ‘stumbles’ in September as autumn budget looms
The worsening Middle East crisis caused consumer confidence to dip in September, according to the latest BRC-Opinium sentiment survey.
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Comment & OpinionHow Food Nation 2040 sets out a framework for change
The proposals will set out how industry, government and wider stakeholders can work together, says IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury
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NewsFood strategy enters next phase as Food Nation 2040
The IGD revealed today it has been asked by Defra to oversee the rollout of the new strategy
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NewsSecond SFI window closes less than six hours after opening
Although £183m was initially earmarked, £53m in extra funding has been added thanks to a £50m boost announced by PM Andy Burnham in August along with £3m left over from the first window
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Analysis & FeaturesFair dealing rules: are they working?
Farmers have long faced an imbalance when it comes to negotiations with processors. Will new regulations help them to fight their corners better?
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Comment & OpinionHMRC is taking the piss on counterfeit and illegal tobacco
The entire supply chain must be involved in dealing with the illicit tobacco problem – with urine sampling a proven tactic, says The Grocer editor-at-large Adam Leyland
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Health Summit friction, Asda growth and Diageo’s mid-strength move
Feathers were ruffled at The Grocer Health Summit, but there was real value in bringing together voices that rarely share the same stage
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NewsPackaging tax fees set to see red as 60% get worst rating
Large producers of red-rated packaging are staring at much higher overall bills
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NewsChildren’s yoghurts still high in sugar despite reductions, research finds
The research, based at Queen Mary University of London, found average sugars of 8.2g per 100g
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News50,000 food businesses yet to receive hygiene inspection
More than 50,000 food businesses have yet to receive a single food hygiene inspection, including one in four farming or growing businesses, and one in six distribution firms
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NewsSupreme CEO ‘confident’ in face of vaping duty’s blow to margins
Sandy Chadha told investors that Supreme’s 88Vape brand had ‘always been a value proposition’ and for that reason would ‘continue to resonate’