All articles by Simon Harvey

Simon Harvey

Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.

Canada debuts food security strategy to foster local production

Canada has launched a food security programme for the first time backed by more than C$3bn (US$2.1bn) of investment over…
Upside Foods eyes factory of defunct cultivated-protein peer Believer Meats

Upside Foods, the US cell-based poultry business, has confirmed its interest in acquiring the manufacturing facility of defunct peer Believer…
Cargill faces union “unfair labour practice charges”

The local union representing workers at Cargill’s Fort Morgan beef processing plant in Colorado has filed “unfair labour practise charges”…
JM Smucker annual results cheer markets but tough road ahead – key takeaways

Markets were left with a lot to absorb from JM Smucker’s fiscal 2027 outlook but investors reacted favourably despite a…
Explainer: what is New World Screwworm and its implications for meat and dairy?

The New World Screwworm (NWS) parasite has been detected in US cattle for the first time since 1966 but is…

Perrigo CEO Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigns over “personal misconduct”

Perrigo president and CEO Patrick Lockwood-Taylor has resigned from the Ireland-based infant formula group due to “personal misconduct”. New York-listed…
Tyson Foods makes another executive change as Wes Morris takes COO role

US meat giant Tyson Foods has made another change to its executive team as chief operating officer Devin Cole retires.…
Saputo pursues volume-led EBITDA growth as M&A features in toolkit

Saputo CEO Carl Colizza has emphasised volume growth as an ongoing priority after a 10% rise in underlying EBITDA in…
FAO-tracked world cereal prices hit 19-month high on fuel, fertiliser costs

Average world cereal prices rose in May to a 19-month high due to cost pressures in fuel and fertiliser linked…
General Mills new COO commits to restoring “profitable top-line growth”

Days into her new job as COO of General Mills, Dana McNabb said her key priority is to “restore profitable…