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.

PepsiCo builds “positive” momentum with FIFA World Cup stimulus envisaged

PepsiCo’s strategy around innovation and winning new customers is paying dividends with volumes expected to pick up in the second…
Simply Good Foods CEO sets out stall to fix “executional challenges”

Simply Good Foods is confident the US nutrition business is “well positioned” to fix the “executional challenges” that dogged its…
Iran crisis: Inflation uncertainty turns to ‘when’ rather than ‘if’

It’s now inevitably a case of when rather than if food prices will rise in the shops despite a two-week…
Simply Good Foods slashes outlook, slips to second-quarter loss

Simply Good Foods has slashed the Atkins brand owner’s outlook for sales and profits, with a “turnaround” plan set in…
CO2 plant reopens to bolster UK supply as Middle East conflict rages on

The UK is temporarily reopening a bioethanol plant to shore up CO2 supplies for local industries, including food and drinks.…

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…