All articles by Simon Harvey

Simon Harvey

Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.

EU, Australia talk up trade openings as deal meets mixed response

The EU and Australia today (24 March) touted the opportunities of a new trade deal that has sparked a mixed…
Iran crisis: volume recovery in jeopardy from new inflation wave

The Iran crisis could not have come at a worse time for food and drinks companies, which are still rebuilding…
C&C Group buys Innis & Gunn beer brand from administration

C&C Group has bought the Innis & Gunn beer and lager brand out of administration for £4.5m ($6m) as part…
UK organic food, drink sales rose last year but growth slows

Sales of organic food and drinks in the UK increased for a fourteenth straight year in 2025 but growth slowed…
SPC Global rejigs manufacturing as juice plant to close in August

Australia food and drink group SPC Global is restructuring its manufacturing footprint, including closing a juices plant in Melbourne. SPC…

Marathon task at Kraft Heinz – can Steve Cahillane turn the tide?

You only have to look at the Kraft Heinz share price and five straight years of volume losses to understand…
Applied Nutrition shares climb on bullish sales outlook

Applied Nutrition has presented another bullish trading update as the UK sports-nutrition business raised its annual sales and profit outlook.…
Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in pursuit of “leaner” operations

Heineken plans to cut up to 6,000 roles over the next two years as the beer giant seeks annual savings…
India to relax tariffs on US food, drink imports but finer details awaited

Food and drink feature in the interim trade agreement between the US and India but the finer details and tariff…
Calidad Pascual revamps business model led by new CEO

Calidad Pascual is restructuring its operations, with César Vargas promoted to CEO to lead the “transformation” of the Spanish food…