EU suppliers race food to UK ahead of Brexit deadline
In the port of Zeebrugge, robot lift-trucks are working flat out to stockpile and ship Europe's biggest brands to UK supermarkets before the New Year Brexit deadline heralds new trade barriers
Shortages, jams and shutdowns: UK readies for Brexit ‘no-deal’ chaos
Food shortages, tailbacks and congested ports: as talks with Brussels remain unresolved three weeks before leaving the EU single market, the UK is preparing for a chaotic "no-deal"
EU and UK agree Brexit scheme to ease N. Ireland trade
The UK and the European Union have agreed a scheme to ease the flow of goods between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland after Brexit, London says
Diet trends to see 4 bn people overweight by 2050: study
More than four billion people could be overweight by 2050, with 1.5 billion of them obese, if the current global dietary trend towards processed foods continues, a new study predicts
With Biden, Europe hopes for friendlier trade
Final votes are yet to be tallied in the US election but European exporters are already excited about the prospect that Joe Biden may put an end to a trade war and lift US tariffs on their products
EU countries agree on agricultural reforms, eco-schemes
The EU's agricultural policies are to become more eco-friendly. After tough negotiations, the bloc's member states have agreed on a way forward.
Farmers push ‘veggieburger’ label ban in Europe
Angry European farmers are pushing for a ban on calling vegetarian products a "burger" or a "sausage" that they say mislead consumers into thinking certain products contain meat
French fishermen on tenterhooks as Brexit talks drag on
As the clock ticks down to December 31, when Britain's EU divorce becomes complete, French fishermen fear London's promise to "take back control" of its waters could leave them high and dry
In Spain, food aid queues grow as poverty outpaces 2008 crisis
Accepting food handouts has become reality for thousands in Spain where poverty has soared during the pandemic, echoing the 2008 crisis from which many have barely recovered
Europe’s fresh food prices in flux as virus impact bites
Food growers across Europe are grappling with the ripple effects of coronavirus lockdowns that have snarled supply chains and upended demand, with many shoppers feeling the squeeze