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Currency volatility is hitting profits within food and drink businesses hard Made worse by geopolitical turmoil thegrocer.co.uk/news/currenc…

Currency volatility hitting profitability for food and drink ...

Nearly half (45%) of UK food and drink businesses operating on margins below 10% had seen profitability slashed by a third over the past year

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Farmers in England will be able to apply for a “simpler and fairer” Sustainable Farming Incentive later this month 🚜 thegrocer.co.uk/news/simpler…

‘Simpler and fairer’ Sustainable Farming Incentive unveiled

The 2026 scheme is backed by £240m for new agreements, building on more than £560m already committed

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NEW 🍞 Bread Baker Street targets new shoppers seeking healthier options with light rye bread Available in supermarkets now for rsp: £1.85/500g 🔗 See where to get them here: thegrocer.co.uk/news/baker-s…
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After 23 years it’s seen as the target that ‘most people know but still fail to meet’ 🥦🍌 So why isn’t 5 a day working, and how can it be improved? thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and…

How can the 5 a day message be fixed to boost consumption?

After 23 years it's seen as the target that 'most people know but still fail to meet' - so why isn't 5 a day working, and how can it be improved?

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Average UK fibre intake is at 20g – well below the 30g daily recommendation Suppliers see a major opportunity to help shoppers bridge the ‘fibre gap’ thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and…

10 new products making the most of the fibremaxxing trend in 2026

From cereals and snack bars to yoghurts and functional drinks, high-fibre claims are appearing on packs at an unprecedented rate as brands rush to capitalise on growing consumer interest in gut health

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Bold Bean Co founder backs government proposals to add pulses to school meals 🫘 Amelia Christie-Miller pointed out that under current UK law, schools are required “to serve meat 3 days a week” thegrocer.co.uk/news/bold-be…

Bold Bean Co backs government’s call for pulses in school meals

Amelia Christie-Miller has called for industry support before the school food standards consultation closes on 12 June

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NEW 🍷 Wine Echo Falls to launch viral Fruit Fusion Blue Raspberry into supermarkets Available now for rsp: £5.60/75cl 🔗 See where to get them here: thegrocer.co.uk/news/echo-fa…
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NFU warns farmers will soon be left “facing tough decisions” due to the impact of the conflict in Iran Whether to grow crops with reduced fertiliser applications, “or whether to plant at all” thegrocer.co.uk/news/fertili…

Fertiliser ‘must be affordable’ amid Iran war price spike, NFU urges

Farmers are warning they may have to stop planting some crops due to the soaring cost of fertiliser

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More than half of Brits would back a front-of-pack warning that processed meat containing #nitrites may cause cancer thegrocer.co.uk/news/majorit…

Majority back cancer warnings on nitrite-cured meats

Exclusive research reveals 55% of bacon and ham eaters would support tobacco-style warnings on processed meat containing nitrites, amid calls for action a decade after WHO linked products to cancer...

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🗳️#Poll 🗳️ Is the M&S Only ingredients range…
36% Marketing genius
9% Showing up brands
55% Disingenuous
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Weight-loss drugs have upended the way users eat and drink With #GLP1 usage on the rise, what are the opportunities – and side effects – for the industry? thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and…

The true impact of weight-loss drugs: six key takeaways

Weight-loss drugs have upended the way users eat and drink. With usage on the rise, what are the opportunities - and side effects - for the industry?

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NEW 🍑 Energy Tenzing to launch new Natural Energy Focus ‘White Peach’ flavour Available soon on Amazon for £28.99/12-pack
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Asda was able to grow sales of ‘healthier’ products by almost 25% by subtly ‘nudging’ customers to switch to better baskets thegrocer.co.uk/news/asda-nu…

Asda ‘nudge’ trials boost healthier food sales by nearly 25%

Asda has published the much-awaited results of its two-year partnership with the innovation body Nesta. It tested whether the positioning of products, how they were merchandised and how they were...

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Sainsbury’s rolls out #AI-powered safety cameras across its online grocery van fleet which record driver safety breaches, as well as collisions thegrocer.co.uk/news/sainsbu…

Sainsbury’s rolls out AI safety cameras across online delivery fleet

During an earlier trial the cameras prompted a 77% reduction in "safety incidents" and a 57% reduction in harsh braking

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NEW 🍳 Protein Two Chicks to launch what it claims is the UK’s first egg white protein drinks Blueberry Bliss and Chocolate Chip Cookie available from 15 June for rsp: £2/250ml 🔗 See where to get them here: thegrocer.co.uk/news/two-chi…
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Weight loss pills have received UK regulatory approval #GLP1 treatment will now be accessible to those put off by needles thegrocer.co.uk/news/weight-…

Weight loss pills granted UK regulatory approval

Wegovy tablets have been approved by the UK's MHRA

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Climate change “on course” to price shoppers out of buying fresh fruit and veg over the next two decades Placing already faltering ‘5 a day’ ambitions even further out of reach thegrocer.co.uk/news/climate…

Climate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, ...

Healthy eating risked becoming 'unaffordable' for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute

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Green Party leader backs #animalrights campaigners seeking a ban on CO2 stunning for pigs 🐖 Zack Polanski called it a "method so cruel that the government’s own Animal Welfare Committee has recommended it be banned" thegrocer.co.uk/news/zack-po…

Zack Polanski backs campaigners calling for CO2 stunning ban for pigs

The politician joined animal welfare advocacy group Project Slingshot as it projected a video of pigs 'being slaughtered inside CO2 gas chambers'

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Ocado to launch football-inspired delivery bundles to arrive at half time during England’s first three World Cup games thegrocer.co.uk/news/ocado-l…

Ocado launches half-time delivery bundles for England World Cup games

The bundles will be available to order in London and Manchester for each of England's group stage games on 17, 23 and 27 June.

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NEW 🍇 Rosé Casillero del Diablo to launch its first rosé 12% abv Rosé available in supermarkets now for rsp: £8.50/75cl 🔗 See where to get them here: thegrocer.co.uk/news/casille…
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