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What are the prospects for vertical farming in Europe?

In early December, reporters descended on a vertical farm outside Denmark's capital of Copenhagen, paused to snap pictures of 14-storey-high…

Vertical-farm operator Infarm gets more funding

Infarm, the Germany-based vertical-farm operator, has attracted more funding to fuel its bid to "make a truly global impact". The…

Will Covid-19 spark change in UK supplier payment terms?

Some food retailers and manufacturers operating in the UK have reduced their payment terms to help suppliers deal with the…

Greencore CFO Eoin Tonge to join UK retailer M&S

Greencore has announced finance chief Eoin Tonge is leaving the Ireland-based convenience food producer to join retailer Marks and Spencer…

AI technology advances in retail – what it might mean for suppliers

Dan Robinson finds out how major UK retailers are using the latest AI technology and the impact that could have…

UK food retail CEOs issue ‘no-deal’ Brexit warning

The chief executives of most of the UK's largest food retailers have written to the country's MPs to warn of…

2 Sisters expands Cavaghan & Gray plant after winning M&S contract

UK-based 2 Sisters Food Group is investing GBP7m (US$9m) in a prepared meals factory in the north-west of England after…

Strike action at UK’s Scotbeef suspended as talks move to ACAS

Two planned strikes at the UK's Scotbeef, which supplies major food retailers including Marks and Spencer, Aldi and Lidl, have…

Under-scrutiny 2 Sisters poultry plant to resume production

2 Sisters Food Group plans to restart production this week at its poultry processing plant at West Bromwich in the…