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Asda cuts prices on 1,500 products in effort to halt sales slide

Supermarket to ‘invest in lowering prices across rest of year and beyond’ as it intensifies price war with rivals

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan told to 'show climate leadership' and make school meals 'plant-based by default'

The mayor was also asked to put vegan options at the top of City Hall’s daily canteen menu and to give those options ‘the biggest font’

Evening Standard

ACCC urges reform as Coles and Woolworths named among ‘most profitable’ supermarkets in world

A 441-page report calls for 20 recommendations, including greater transparency around prices, special offers and ‘shrinkflation’

The Guardian - AU

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Ben & Jerry's Accuses Unilever Of Firing CEO Over His Support For Social Causes

A lawsuit, filed by Ben & Jerry's, claims Unilever violated a 2000 agreement, which requires consulting the board's advisory committee before removing a CEO.

International Business Times

Why does Asda terrify stock market investors?

Markets could be overreacting to supermarket price war fears as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S shares slide

The Guardian - UK

Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ousted its CEO for his progressive stance

Ice-cream brand’s board says David Stever has been ‘removed’ for refusing to ‘oversee the dismantling’ of its values

The Guardian - US

Ben & Jerry’s accuses parent company Unilever of forcibly removing CEO over ‘social mission’

The ice cream brand was bought by Unilever in 2000 but the organisations have been battling for years

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Three dead after severe food poisoning outbreak linked to desserts served in NHS hospitals

Officials are probing whether desserts in NHS hospitals are behind the listeria outbreak

Evening Standard

PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion

Poppi took off in 2018 when co-founder Allison Ellsworth and her husband pitched it on Shark Tank

The Independent UK

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S shares take £4bn hit amid Asda price war fears

Asda claims to have ‘pretty significant war chest’ but analyst says it is unclear if it can commit to months of cuts

The Guardian - UK

Are you suffering from 'food noise'? Michael Mosley's son has written a book about it

Social media is alight with people who are sharing their experience of constant internal chatter about food. This so-called ‘food noise’ can be deafening — so here’s how to cope

Evening Standard

Why is Prue Leith not on Celebrity Bake Off?

Bake off fans are missing Prue after she has taken a step back from the celebrity version of the show.

WhatToWatch

UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit

Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’

The Guardian - UK

Tesco trial to offer free food at a number of Express stores

The supermarket chain has announced it will be giving away ‘yellow sticker’ items for free to combat food waste

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - US

Bacon, mungbean and cheese? How soaring egg prices are affecting New York’s most famous sandwich

Delis are turning to plant-based egg substitutes as bird flu and inflation push up the cost of the real thing. But how does the faux BEC compare?

The Independent UK

Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit over alleged heavy metals and toxins in its cookies

Girl Scouts has pushed back on allegations that its products contain dangerous levels of ‘heavy metals’ and ‘pesticides’

The Independent UK

Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

A National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more

The Guardian - UK

As Starmer prepares to cut the number of quangos, what are they and what do they do?

The bodies, regularly created and axed by politicians, can help ministers demonstrate priorities and avoid blame

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Evening Standard

What is lab-grown meat? Synthetic food could hit UK shelves in just two years

Applications for lab-grown steak, chicken and foie gras were submitted to the Food Standards Agency in late 2024

The Guardian - US

At least a dozen US states rush to ban common food dyes, citing health risks

RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ giving fresh momentum to longtime efforts to outlaw additives, which is now a bipartisan movement

The Independent UK

Hungary's leader orders price controls on basic foods as inflation spikes

Hungary’s government is limiting the profit margin for grocers on a number of basic food items in response to growing inflation hitting consumers in the Central European country

Evening Standard

Lab-grown food could be sold in the UK within two years

The Food Standards Agency has launched a regulatory programme for cell-cultivated products to make sure they are safe for consumers.

The Independent UK

Defendant in $250 million pandemic food fraud case pleads guilty to wire fraud

A man accused of tampering with a witness in a courtroom hallway has pleaded guilty to wire fraud

The National (Scotland)

'Garish': Lidl launches new fight over shop signs in 15-year-long feud

SUPERMARKET giants Lidl have appealed to Scottish Ministers after area planners refused to let them put up a flagpole in the latest battle over signs

Evening Standard

Banana supplies to return to normal after shoppers complain of empty shelves

Tesco is understood to have been affected by delays to a ship transporting the fruit to the UK.

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