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Confectionery has downward effect on food inflation rate

Sep 16, 2026

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest consumer price inflation data, finding that confectionery, sugar and jam had small downward effects on the annual inflation rate.

Sales of lunchbox staples increase as school term begins

Sep 15, 2026

Worldpanel by Numerator has published the latest grocery share data, which reported take-home grocery sales increasing by 2% in the four weeks to 6th September 2026.

Food manufacturers to begin publishing healthy food sales data

Sep 14, 2026

UK food manufacturers have signed a letter to say that they will introduce healthy food sales reporting from 2027, ahead of any mandatory requirements.

Government bans deep-fried food on school menus and increases fibre

Sep 14, 2026

School food standards have been updated for the first time since 2015 in a bid to encourage healthier eating in schoolchildren.

IGD report finds own-brand “closing the gap” on quality and trust

Sep 11, 2026

The Institute of Grocery Distribution has urged food manufacturers to focus on proving their added value by focusing on brand visibility and innovation.

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Brexit insight

UK farming, fishery and semi-processed foods sectors to be hit by Australia FTA, says DIT report

The DIT’s impact assessment on the UK’s recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia estimates financial blows for the agriculture, fishery and semi-processed food sectors.

EU calls on UK not to follow “path of confrontation” over NI Protocol

The remarks by Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission, came as the row between the UK and France over post-Brexit fishing rights continued.

CO2 production to restart after government intervention

After meeting with trade bodies across the food and drink industry, the government has said it will intervene in the current CO2 shortages.

FDF calls for subsidies to tackle CO2 shortages

Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has written to the government, warning that the food supply chain is “now seriously compromised by the disruptions in the supply of CO2.”