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Brewer to cut emissions by making beer using a heat pump in UK first
Hepworth in West Sussex replaces boiler with prototype generating 130C steam that could cut fuel costs by 40% An independent brewery in West Sussex is poised to become the first in Britain to m...
Africa’s small-scale revolution against big agriculture: five farmers talk greener, better food
Devotees of agroecology tell the Guardian about their rejection of chemicals and fertilisers to create diverse and thriving crops From degraded fields being brought back to fertile life to comm...
Greggs says it has no plans for more price rises as sales slow
Bakery chain’s shares fall as it says outlook for 2025 is better than for this year Business live – latest updates The boss of Britain’s biggest bakery chain, Greggs, has said it has no ...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/01/greggs-price-rises-sales-shares
UK shop prices fall at fastest rate since 2021 despite rising fresh food inflation
Overall shop price deflation was 0.6% in September compared with 0.3% in August, says trade body Prices in UK shops are falling at the fastest rate since 2021 despite an increase in fresh food ...
How City high-flyers have helped to fuel UK wine-growing boom
Annual production more than doubles as office workers quit to snap up vineyards or blocks of land The UK’s booming wine-growing industry has been compared to “California in the 70s”, with...
Former ‘rudest restaurant in London’ fined after mice found in kitchen
Chinatown’s renowned Wong Kei prosecuted for food hygiene offences and fined more than £40,000 A restaurant in London’s Chinatown once called the capital’s rudest has been fined more th...
UK supermarkets not doing enough to tackle antibiotic misuse, report says
Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs None of the UK’s large supermarket chains are ensuring their suppliers use antibiotics in ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/27/uk-supermarkets-antibiotic-misuse-farm-animals
Co-op chain turns to AI to identify criminals with weapons
Group to trial technology that can detect shoplifting and attacks on staff after losses from crime rose by almost 20% to £40m in six months Business live – latest updates The Co-op grocery ...
Sales of instant noodles up as former bad-boy snack turns classy
A TikTok trend for garnishing ramen noodles has turned yesterday’s post-pub last resort into today’s desirable dish With their bad-taste adverts and laddish branding, instant noodles were o...
The right calls it the ‘nanny state’ – I call it stan...h corporations and protecting people’s health | Devi Sridhar
By targeting junk food and smoking, the government isn’t attacking ‘freedom’. It’s just fulfilling one of its most vital roles The UK government’s plans to restrict junk food ads , ba...
Tesco’s Aldi price-matched products are not like for like, report says
Dozens of items at UK’s largest supermarket chain contain lower proportions of key ingredients than rival, BBC claims Business live – latest updates Dozens of Tesco food products contain l...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/tesco-aldi-price-match-bbc-panorama
Fifty pubs a month shut in first half of year in England and Wales, figures show
Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures Fifty pubs a month closed for good across England and Wales in the first half o...
‘It’s going to be messy’: the rise of the supersized sandwich in the UK
They pack colossal amounts of carbs and are impossible to eat on the go but the American-style XXL sarnie is filling sandwich shops with inventive offerings When it comes to sandwiches, it turn...
Australian celebrity chef Greg Malouf, famed for Lebanese cuisine, dies at 64
Restaurateur and Master Chef star did much to popularise Middle Eastern cooking and adapt it to modern tastes The Australian celebrity chef Greg Malouf, known for his innovative Middle Eastern ...
Supermarket convenience stores ‘charge up to 21% more than their larger branches’
Which? study of 42 popular items such as pasta and milk revealed price difference even greater for loyalty card members Shopping at a local convenience store can cost you up to a fifth more tha...
Veganism through the looking-glass | Brief letters
Lewis Carroll and oysters | Tupperware | Storm Boris | Onstage bust-ups | Keir Starmer’s glasses Bivalve veganism’s philosophical debate over oysters’ perceptions (‘I’ll have them wit...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/sep/20/veganism-through-the-looking-glass
Packaging tax will raise price of many everyday items, say UK firms
Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to producers UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates A n...
Mars brings Marathon name back in UK as nostalgia rises for retro sweets
Rebrand to Snickers in 1990 caused uproar but special edition will have limited run in Morrisons stores Depending on your age and resistance to change, potentially it never went away, but 34 ye...
Time for a noodle tax? Doctor who sounded alarm on ultra-processed food urges tougher action
Carlos Monteiro says the links between UPF and obesity, diabetes and even mental ill health are so strong that manufacturers should face taxes just like tobacco firms Pity the poor students as ...
Krishna Maharaj obituary
My friend Krishna Maharaj, who has died aged 85 in a prison hospital in Florida, was a British victim of an American miscarriage of justice . Kris enjoyed life as a wealthy London-based busines...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/sep/19/krishna-maharaj-obituary