Fresh produce
Canadian agri-food company Courchesne Larose names new CEO
Courchesne Larose Group has named Michael Aucoin as CEO of the Canadian fruit and vegetable company. Aucoin’s appointment is effective…
UK fresh food company MyFresh brings in administrators
UK fresh produce company MyFresh has entered administration less than one year after its acquisition by potato business Tuber Group.…
US indoor lettuce grower Little Leaf Farms expands in Pennsylvania
Indoor lettuce grower Little Leaf Farms is to open a greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania this autumn, the US company has…
Eider Vertical Farming joins growing list of failing ag-tech businesses
Eider Vertical Farming has become the latest business in the controlled-environment agriculture space to collapse. FRP Advisory Trading said it…
UK supermarket price caps will not make a difference, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is arguing that the UK government’s plans to implement grocery price caps in supermarkets will…
Brexit trade barriers on food have cost UK billions – report
The London School of Economics (LSE) has suggested post-Brexit trade restrictions have accounted for a third of the food price…
UK grocery inflation remains in double-digits despite tick down in headline measure – ONS
Prices of UK grocery staples eased in April but remain in double-digit inflation territory even amid some cooling in the…
UK grocery inflation eases but own-label benefits from historically high prices – Kantar
UK grocery inflation is showing signs of easing but supermarket own-label products are still outpacing their branded counterparts, according to…
Patriot Pickle scoops up US peer First Place Foods
US pickled-foods manufacturer Patriot Pickle has acquired domestic peer First Place Foods amid growing consumer appetite for pickled and fermented…
Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
As with in-house venture capital funds, for big food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster-growing categories,…