The Latest Breaking News on Food

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 · Mar 13, 2025

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 · Mar 13, 2025

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 Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2025

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 Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

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 Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

'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

The National (Scotland) · Mar 7, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Curd surge: TikTok recipes drive a national cottage cheese shortage

High in protein, low in fat, the dairy product has seen a resurgence on social media as a core ingredient in dips, ice-cream and oven-baked crisps

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025