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Consumer industries reporter @FT writing about the international food and drinks industries. And UK farming. Get in touch: [email protected]

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RT @alicemhancock: NEW: Mondelez, one of the original supporters of the EU's deforestation law, has done a volte-face and is calling for ye….
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US chocolate makers are dialling back their support for the environmental regulation under pressure from Washington
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Thank you @HarrietFL for the commission and great edit.
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Behind your margarita is an agricultural industry strained to breaking point!. For the @ftweekend today Christine Murray and I went to tequila country to get to the bottom of an historic agave oversupply and its effect on the industry and local people.
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[FREE TO READ] The tequila boom was a great thing for agave growers, until it wasn’t
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RT @AndyBounds: Another reset problem as Brussels warns UK its plan to adopt gene editing technology would stymie a veterinary deal that UK….
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[FREE TO READ] Brussels warns that current British plans not compatible with agreement to cut border checks
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RT @pmdfoster: EXC UK gov plans for a vet deal with the EU clash with plans to open UK further to gene editing. the debate over the trade….
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Brussels warns that current British plans not compatible with agreement to cut border checks
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RT @amandalanchu: UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits.w/@SpeedMaddie.
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Discussions postponed on curbs as Saudi Arabia and Russia frustrate multilateral process
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10 months
RT @maxseddon: “Only those favoured by the authorities can get approval for these assets. Nobody gets them by chance.”. Western companies l….
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Alexei Sagal is among a new group of businessmen benefiting from western companies’ exodus
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RT @NFUtweets: An insightful feature in @FT by @SpeedMaddie with NFU President Tom Bradshaw (@proagriltd), highlighting some of the key foo….
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RT @pmdfoster: NEW: Classic Brexit. I first wrote about 'Safey & Security Declarations', and the burden they would be on business in *March….
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RT @pmdfoster: Great @ft @SpeedMaddie piece on chaos of new Brexit border for UK plants industry. And how they’re going in-house to try and….
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Madeleine Speed
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RT @adamsamson: Moscow has rejected a deal through which Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes was set to acquire AB InBev’s stake in a $1.3bn Russia….
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Authorities tell joint venture partner Anadolu Efes ‘the current structure of the transaction has not been approved’
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Western groups are keen to play down the impact of boycotts over Israel-Gaza. But the finances of their local operators reveal the extent of the damage. Great to work with @humza_jilani, @hebamks, @ChloeNCornish, @adamsamson, @AnanthalakshmiA and @ahmed .
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Rejection of goods based on perceived political agendas over Israel-Gaza conflict hitting revenues
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RT @humza_jilani: “We had a full advertising blackout for five months,” said a person familiar with the US-based Coca-Cola company’s decisi….
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RT @adamsamson: Boycotts of western food & drinks brands in Muslim countries are hitting multinationals and their franchise operators, exac….
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Rejection of goods based on perceived political agendas over Israel-Gaza conflict hitting revenues
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RT @NastyaStognei: Banned from Summer Olympics that were once a national obsession, Russia has prepared its response: a wave of disinformat….
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1 year
NEW: Unilever plans to cut a third of all office jobs in Europe as part of the company’s turnaround plans. On a company wide call, one exec told staff not to waste time on “anxious thoughts”, and instead focus on serving customers .
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RT @pmdfoster: Food from outside EU enters Britain unchecked, customs agents warn — @SpeedMaddie @ft scoop on UK’s new post-Brexit border p….
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RT @ChassNews: A traditionally Conservative-voting group, farmers around England are thinking twice before they cast their vote at the gene….
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