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Essential Food Items Now ‘15% More Expensive’ In Portugal

A basket of essential food items in Portugal currently costs €210.83, or €27.20 more (+14.82%) than on 23 February, the day Russia invaded Ukrain...

P&G Faces Reckoning Over Charmin, Bounty Supply Chain

Procter & Gamble Co will take steps aimed at reducing potential harm to forests from its purchases of wood pulp for toilet paper and other consumer goo...

Sonae MC-Led Consortium Invests €110m In Portuguese Food Sector

Portuguese retail group Sonae MC is leading a consortium of 50 entities that aim to invest €110 million in the Portuguese food sector.

Buyer's Brief: What's Driving High Coffee Prices?

Coffee prices are likely to be high for the remainder of the calendar year, with a lack of moisture in Brazil hinting at even longer-term problems, as Nick...

Global Turnover Of Counterfeit ‘Italian’ Food Reaches €120bn

The global turnover of counterfeit 'Italian' food products has risen to an annual €120 billion, according to Italian farmers group Coldiretti.

Ukraine War Taking Its Toll On Food Supply Chains

The invasion of Ukraine has led spring crop plantings to be down by at least a third, supply routes to be disrupted, and more than 10 million people to be...

Buyer's Brief: A Volatile Year Ahead For The Food Industry

If you thought that 2021 was full of surprises, better hold on to your hats during the year ahead, writes Nick Peksa.

Buyer's Brief: Fertiliser Bubbles In The Supply Chain

While CO2 shortages are making the headlines, broader concerns over the price of fertiliser could lead to a rethink when it comes to food production in the...