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Time to ease pressure as UK sector confidence stays in the red
43+ min ago (390+ words) Business confidence among the UK’s food and drink manufacturers has remained pessimistic for a ninth consecutive quarter, according to new data from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), with the vast majority of firms saying conditions have worsened since Labour…...
Currency volatility squeezes UK food sector - Food and Drink Technology
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (243+ words) New research from currency risk specialist Lumon Corporate reveals a deepening financial crisis across the UK food and drink (F&D) industry. Driven by persistent geopolitical turbulence, currency volatility has emerged as a primary threat to sector profitability, leaving manufacturers caught…...
Move over banofee - I.T.S launches caramelised banana flavour
2+ week, 47+ min ago (205+ words) Caramelised banana is one of the summer’s biggest flavours, helped in part by Starbucks’ Caramelised Banana Matcha Latte. UK social media conversations about caramelised banana rose by 24% between June 2024 and June 2026 (Tastewise). To help food and drink manufacturers capitalise quickly…...
Fazer Aito expands plant-based drink and gurt range
3+ week, 1+ day ago (544+ words) Fazer Aito will introduce a wide range of plant-based new products to stores in autumn 2026. The line-up includes the much-awaited Aito Greek Style gurt range as well as two new gurt products sweetened only with fruit. New to stores are…...
Empty shelves and the UK's invisible cold chain
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) Trevor Jordaan, senior director, industry strategy advisor, Blue Yonder. Climate risk no longer sits only outside the business; it exists within the retail network itself. Extreme heat doesn’t place pressure on a single refrigeration unit. It places simultaneous pressure across…...
UK exports slump to decade low as FDF warns of declining global competitiveness
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (398+ words) The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has issued an urgent call to the UK government to prioritise a competitive business environment after newly released trade data revealed that British food and drink manufacturers are losing critical ground to international competitors....
UK food security being put at risk
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (459+ words) Nigel Jenney, Fresh Produce Consortium chief executive. Britain cannot simply “grow its way out” of food security concerns without maintaining a strong and balanced global supply chain as concerns continue to mount over the future resilience of the nation’s food…...
Confidence crash exposes sector vulnerability
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) Business confidence among UK food and drink manufacturers has dropped to ‑64%, the FDF reports. This mirrors the extreme lows seen during the 2022 energy crisis and the early months of the pandemic. Moreover, outlook confidence for the next quarter sits at…...
MP hears meat producer's warnings of soaring costs
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) An international producer of meat products and plant-based alternatives, Vion, has taken its concerns directly to Westminster, meeting with Sittingbourne MP Kevin McKenna to highlight the significant challenges facing the UK food industry. Nick Behari, Vion’s country manager for UK…...
UK food and drink leaders forced into trade-offs as costs hit operations
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) New research has laid bare the mounting pressure on the UK food and beverage sector, as a majority of industry leaders warn that surging operating costs are severely undermining their ability to build long-term operational resilience. According to the Operations…...