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Propercorn co-founder Ryan Kohn on UK popcorn firm's ambitions - interview 19 Dec 2016

John Shepherd

Less than three months after securing investment from the founders of the Innocent Drinks smoothies, UK popcorn maker Propercorn has added to its list of export markets and is also expanding its portfolio. As Propercorn prepares to enter its sixth year of operations, John Shepherd caught up with Propercorn co-founder Ryan Kohn to find out what the next moves ahead for the company might be.

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Ireland's food industry already paying price for Brexit - interview with Paul Kelly, director of Food Drink Industry Ireland 21 Nov 2016

Ben Cooper

Paul Kelly, director of Irish food body Food Drink Industry Ireland, spoke with Ben Cooper about the challenges the sector faces in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Conagra Brands' P.F. Chang's Home Menu business launches new range of sauces  20 Sep 17

Andy Coyne

US-based Asian food brand P.F. Chang's Home Menu - part of the Conagra Brands food group - is introducing a new line of sauces, aimed at inexperienced home cooks.

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'No deal' Brexit could result in UK food price hike, warns retail body 18 Sep 17

Andy Coyne

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is warning UK consumers could pay nearly a third more for everyday food items in the event of the country not striking a Brexit trade deal with the EU.

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India "a market no-one can ignore" - food minister 15 Sep 17

Dean Best

India and its growing demand for packaged food market is an opportunity "nobody can afford to ignore", a senior government minister has told just-food.

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England, Wales food firms "gaining confidence post-Brexit", Lloyds survey claims 8 Sep 17

Dean Best

Food and drink companies operating in England and Wales are more confident than since before the UK's vote to leave the EU, according to a survey from banking giant Lloyds.

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Food industry anger at leaked UK 'plans' to end free movement of labour 6 Sep 17

Andy Coyne

UK bodies representing the food industry and farming have given a big thumbs down to supposed government thinking on the free movement of labour into the country contained in a Home Office document leaked to The Guardian newspaper.

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Mars CEO Grant Reid issues rallying cry on climate change 6 Sep 17

Dean Best

Grant Reid, the CEO of US-based Mars, has become the latest food industry chief executive to call for the sector to do more to alleviate its impact on climate change.

Brexit customs "could cost UK traders GBP4bn a year" 11 Sep 17

Dean Best

As the rain hammers on our windows this afternoon (11 September), a report in the UK offers companies doing international business some gloomy reading - post-Brexit customs could cost the country's traders GBP4bn a year.

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Dean Best

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