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NESTLE How can new boss Laurent Freixe turn things around? 12 CHRIS BUSH Ex-TescoUKMDtakes helm at global fruit giant 4 HEALTH House of Lords report calls for more taxes 5 [...]

Indonesia, an agrarian country with fertile lands, has a rich history of rice cultivation, making it a significant player in the global rice economy. Despite this natural endowment and the [...]

The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), a think tank, has initiated efforts to lift the ban on genetically modified (GMO) soybean imports, a move that involves multi-million-dollar contracts. The SDPI [...]

The National Defence College (NDC) on Wednesday hosted the GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi who delivered a lecture titled 'The Gulf Cooperation Council: The Ambitions and Challenges'. The [...]

A deal has been completed to restart exports of British poultry to South Africa. Defra has estimated the agreement will be worth up to PS160m to the poultry sector over [...]

The government is considering a proposal for establishing a new steel mill in Karachi with the cooperation of Russia and both countries have agreed to form working groups to push [...]

Mondelez's investment in Urban Legend makes strategic sense Mondelez could learn something from Urban Legend's approach, having struggled to make an impact with its healthier innovations. While Urban Legend's portfolio [...]

Byline: Kevin White Lloyds Banking Group and Soil Association Exchange have partnered up to create a 'first of its kind' emissions baselining assessment. The groups have called on the government [...]

Defra's reported cut of PS100m from England's nature-friendly farming budget would be a huge blow to everyone striving to protect our country's natural assets and build our food security. While [...]

Byline: Kevin White The NFU has slammed the former Conservative government's handling of the agriculture budget aer Defra confirmed an underspend of PS358m over the past three years. Food security [...]

Byline: Ian Quinn The government must help provide the UK with long-term food security while enabling businesses to tackle future shocks. Those are the words of Defra's new food boss [...]

ICED COFFEE The market's full of beans... so why are big brand sales going cold? 49 MORRISONS More Card fired up as 'big bazooka' in loyalty wars 4 COFFEE CUPS [...]

Byline: Ian Quinn the Food and drink industry this week kicked of f a major new drive to tackle its ongoing recruitment crisis. Backed by a who's who of suppliers [...]

8. AGRICULTURE / Freedom@77 AGRICULTURE WANTED: A PUSH FOR PULSES Having achieved food security and net agriculture produce exporter status, India must now refocus to make a breakthrough in pulses. [...]

CAIRO - 20 August 2024: Al-Qahera TV News Channel reported that the Israeli occupation authorities are preventing the normal entry of supplies into Rafah land crossing. According to the news [...]

International law firm Fieldfisher's gung-ho article 'Gene editing can improve food security' (6 August, thegrocer.co.uk) is bewildering. It seems to suggest GE will always be safe and requires less scrutiny. [...]

CAIRO – 7 August 2024: Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary stated that the Lebanese government began its operations following the Al-Aqsa flood, forming a crisis cell that includes most ministers [...]

Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian Zahid Hussain said that imposition of additional tax on food items would increase pressure on the masses [...]

The new government has lots of choices to make. And pushing it this way and that will be armies of lobbyists and NGOs. So it's hugely important the industry presents [...]

CAIRO - 4 July 2024: Egyptian agriculture enjoys significant support from political leadership due to its vital role as a cornerstone of the national economy. It is prioritized in structural [...]

Byline: Maria Goncalves A global coalition aiming to lower frozen food temperatures and cut carbon emissions has received major backing in the UK from new member Nomad Foods. The Birds [...]

Key players across the food supply chain have urged the main political parties to 'set out how they intend to support domestic food and farming sectors, and how they will [...]

Climate change, successive years of drought and rising temperatures have led to the daily evaporation of nearly 650,000 cubic metres of water from dams, said Secretary of State to the [...]

IN THIS ISSUE / CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION Consumer Care Managing buffer stocks and PDS disbursal are the challenge and the prize for the ministry By AVISHEK G. [...]

Addressing the closing sessions remotely, Paula Narváez, presi- dent of the Economic and Social Council and permanent rep- resentative of Chile to the UN, acknowledged that the continent faces multifaceted [...]

Byline: Kevin White, fresh foods editor Labour's election manifesto launch on Thursday made all the right noises about being a 'pro-business and pro-worker' government in waiting. The likes of the [...]

ADAPT TO SURVIVE As extreme weather events become more common, their influence on food security intensifies, necessitating adaptive strategies - Harry Campbell, [...]

What's the key grocery issue ahead of the general election? 49% Retail crime 29% Food security 22% Health NEXT WEEK: What should the industry do in the face of the [...]