New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven away Ministers’ decision...
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UK farmers vow to mount more blockades over cheap post-Brexit imports
Inspired by French action, British campaigners say they will continue slow tractor protests after Dover roads were blocked Farmers say there will be further French-style...
Dover Port health body fears gangs of meat smugglers looking to bypass new post-Brexit checks
Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland The Port of Dover could become a...
Pint of wine anyone? UK looks to bring back ‘silly measure’
Winemakers question plan as government champions Brexit ‘freedom’ to allow old-fashioned size The poet Robert Burns imagined a man toasting his lover with a “pint...
Sweet sorrow: Caramac fans decry Nestlé move to discontinue bar
Decision will end more than 60 years of production of confectionery that has gained dedicated UK following Business live – latest updates Caramac fans are...
Heineken’s UK summer beer sales dampened by higher prices and poor weather
Worldwide sales volumes dipped 4.2% as prices rose 9.5%, leading to 2% increase in sales to €9.6bn Heineken sold less beer in the UK during...
More fruit and veg shortages to come as weather in UK and Spain hits crops
Record heat in southern Europe and chilly start to British growing season spell more misery for shoppers Shoppers have been warned they face more fruit...
Absolut vodka exports to Russia discontinued after outcry in Sweden
Firm’s owner, Pernod Ricard, faced calls for boycott and political pressure after resuming some exports in April The maker of Sweden’s Absolut vodka has said...
Slovakia joins Poland and Hungary in halting Ukraine grain imports
EU and Kyiv condemn unilateral bans that aim to protect local farmers amid glut and price crash Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Slovakia has...
Italian academic cooks up controversy with claim carbonara is US dish
Alberto Grandi also raises hackles with suggestion Wisconsin has most authentic take on parmesan cheese An Italian academic has caused more than a stir after...
