Archives for May 6, 2022

Cooking oil prices to remain high, but light at the end of the tunnel

The cost of cooking oil will remain high as buyers chase availability, but opportunities are available to strengthen UK food security in the long run, according to analysts at Shore Capital.

Packaging costs rise in wake of plastics tax

Packaging costs have risen for six out of 10 businesses since the launch of the Plastics Packaging Tax in April, according to new research by Lindum Packaging.

Digital feature: long read

Dairy processing: cows, costs and carbon

Richard Clothier, managing director of Wyke Farms, might be a big cheese in the dairy industry, but that doesn’t mean he is impervious to the cost pressures facing his third-generation cheese-making business.

Half the UK population predicted to be vegetarian or vegan by 2040

Half the UK population will be vegetarian or vegan in less than 20 years, a new report has predicted.

Gousto to move to new £40m factory in Burton

Recipe box firm Gousto is to move to a £40m bespoke, chilled fulfilment centre at St. Modwen Park, Burton, Staffordshire.