Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told US President Joe Biden that India is ready to ship food to the rest of the world following supply shocks and rising prices due to the war in Ukraine.

British free range and organic egg farmers are considering halting production as major supermarkets refuse to help them cover spiralling feed and energy costs. 

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) renewed its call for a mandatory food hygiene rating scheme in England, which would enable consumers to make informed choices about where they eat and purchase food.

UK food trade body the Provision Trade Federation (PTF) announced that it is seeking a new director general, pending the departure of its two current co-directors.

The Women in Meat Industry Awards 2022 ceremony, hosted by TV celebrity chef and author Rachel Allen, is now confirmed to take place on Friday 11th November at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington.

Chief executive of Tesco Ken Murphy said the company is “laser-focused” on keeping costs down for customers, as the company’s preliminary results for 2021/22 show profits have tripled.

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) find that despite a 4% rise in wages across the UK in February 2022, rising inflation means that UK workers are 1% poorer.

A new report released this week by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), confirms that the UK food industry faces several ongoing challenges hindering economic growth, including rising production costs and the impact of the Ukraine conflict.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), world food commodity prices made a significant leap in March 2022 to reach their highest levels ever, driven in part by the war in Ukraine.

A public consultation on the idea of mandatory calorie counts on menus has been launched by the Scottish government.

One of the major highlights of the food industry calendar is fast approaching as the countdown to the Food Management Today Industry Awards 2022 enters its final phase.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recalled further Kinder chocolate products as a precautionary action following an outbreak of salmonella.

Under new rules, restaurants, cafes and takeaways with more than 250 staff must now display the calorie information of non-prepacked food and soft drinks.

A spokesperson for crisp manufacturer Jones Welsh Snacks has confirmed that the company is looking into using alternatives to sunflower oil, including vegetable oil and rapeseed oil, to supplement potential shortages.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has announced that new chair Heather Kelman has officially started her role.

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has warned of shortages of eggs on supermarket shelves due to soaring costs of production that may cause many farmers to leave the industry if returns do not significantly improve.

Edible Oils, the largest cooking oil bottler for UK shops, has warned that it only has a few weeks’ supply of sunflower oil left.