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Chilli peppers, coffee, wine: how the climate crisis is causing food shortages
Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk Sriracha fans are a passionate bunch. They have been known to get tattoos of the popular hot sa...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/28/climate-crisis-food-shortages
UK faces ‘significant risks’ to quality of food imported post-Brexit, says report
Better controls on EU goods needed as impact of Covid and Russia-Ukraine war also put pressure on standards The UK is facing “significant risks” to the quality of food being imported and co...
Hemp soft serve and sorrell slushies: UK ice-cream sellers innovate to beat soaring costs
Cost of living crisis and rising prices hits demand for the traditional favourites of the ice cream van Rocket lollies, Screwballs, Twisters, Feasts and, of course, Mr Whippy: the menu of a typ...
Almost half of adults in Great Britain cut back on food spending – ONS
Smaller grocery bills amid rising cost of living behind 0.5% drop in retail sales in May, statistics body says • Tough summer ahead for shops as consumer confidence hits rock bottom Almost...
Robinsons and Wimbledon end 86-year partnership
Squash brand’s sponsorship deal with tennis championships was one of the longest in sport Robinsons and Wimbledon have ended their 86-year partnership, one of the longest-running in sport. ...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/24/robinsons-and-wimbledon-end-86-year-partnership
Food additive or carcinogen? The growing list of chemicals banned by EU but used in US
The EU is banning food whitener titanium dioxide. It is the latest example of a chemical deemed unsafe in Europe that’s still used in the US There’s a hidden ingredient used as a whitener i...
It’s never been easier to love English wine
In the 1990s, wine production was seen as an eccentric hobby. Now, despite their relatively high cost, England is home to some wines of outstanding quality Having spent much of my working life ...
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jun/22/its-never-been-easier-to-love-english-wine
8,000 green bottles … Carlsberg trials fibre beer containers
Brewer says wood- and plant-based design retains same ‘taste and fizziness’ as glass bottles Carlsberg is to conduct its biggest trial of recyclable fibre beer bottles across Europe. The ...
Fans, sprinklers and cold baths for cows: India’s dairy farmers face searing heat
Milk and cheese output from world’s largest producer faces catastrophic decline unless more heat stress resistant cattle are bred Kailas Ramasamy gently guides his cows into a hangar-sized sh...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/22/india-dairy-farmers-face-searing-heat
UK manufacturing growth slows; Kellogg to split in three; Elon Musk’s US recession warning – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Latest: Kellogg to spin off North American cereals and plant-food divisions UK Manufacturing output growth slowing Elon Musk: US reces...
Two pints of lager and a Michelin star: why gastropubs are roaring back
A new generation of top chefs are forgoing fine-dining restaurants for pub kitchens and the freedom to serve a tasting menu alongside a pint and casual snack It seemed a peculiar decision when,...
UK needs to tax salt in the same way it does sugar, says heart charity
Ministers should bring in levy to cut heart attacks and strokes and address packaged foods’ high salt content, advises BHF Ministers should bring in a sugar tax-style new levy on the amount o...
UK’s star chefs get creative to keep menu prices down
Faced with staff shortages, soaring food costs and rising pay, restaurants are trying out less expensive ingredients The restaurateur Stuart Gillies is running an unusual cocktail of the week: ...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/19/uk-restaurant-chefs-keep-menu-prices-down
Here’s an answer to the restaurant staffing crisis: pick up the odd waiting shift to eat out | Rachel Cooke
Perhaps the massed ranks of the middle aged could help out by waiting at table? I’ve got my apron ready… At a certain point, anecdotes start to seem – rightly or wrongly – like hard dat...
‘Not a place to relax’: Ynyshir, the £350-a-head Welsh techno inn atop the National Restaurant Awards
Chef patron Gareth Ward has brought Wales its first two-star Michelin restaurant with this moody converted coastal hotel – and no swearing at staff was required At the National Restaurant Awa...
Tesco shoppers buy fewer items amid ‘unprecedented’ cost of living squeeze
UK’s largest supermarket gains market share but reports ‘changing customer behaviour’ Tesco said customers are putting fewer items in their baskets and are switching to cheaper own-brand ...
UK food price rises could hit 15% over summer, report says
Ukraine war, China lockdowns and Brexit help push up inflation, with products that rely on wheat worst hit Food price rises in the UK could hit 15% this summer – the highest level in more tha...
US announces plan to build silos on Ukraine border to export grain
Joe Biden working with European governments to avert global crisis and help lower food prices Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Temporary silos will be built along the Ukraine border, includi...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/15/us-build-silos-ukraine-border-export-grain-food-prices
Profile: the Just Eat takeaway tycoon turned UK cost-of-living tsar
David Buttress says Welsh council estate upbringing adds wealth of experience needed to help others make ends meet CO-FOUNDER OF JUST EAT MADE UK’S NEW ‘COST OF LIVING BUSINESS TSAR’ Mom...
The Guardian view on obesity: the public wants better health | Editorial
The UK has a weight problem. By refusing to tackle the causes, ministers are acting as if they don’t care Almost one in three people in England are obese . Three decades ago, it was only abou...