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.

Hain Celestial losses persist as sales extend declines

Hain Celestial has reported another quarter of falling sales and net losses as president and CEO Alison Lewis pursues her…
European trade bodies urge coordinated action to avoid “inflation crisis”

A group of European industry associations are calling for concerted measures to avoid a “food inflation crisis” stemming from the…
Belgium food, drinks body warns “resilience” at risk without intervention

Belgium’s food and drinks federation has delivered a stark warning over the future of the sector, with rising price risks…
New Zealand, India sign free-trade deal

New Zealand and India have today (27 April) signed a free-trade agreement that will reduce or eliminate border tariffs on…
Nestlé job cuts begin in Europe under plan to eliminate 16,000 positions

Nestlé has started to roll out job cuts in Europe as part of the cull of 16,000 positions announced by…

Nestlé confirms Blue Bottle buyer as coffee stands out as “star” performer

Nestlé is going ahead with the sale of the Blue Bottle Coffee chain business as it confirmed Chinese investor Centurium…
“This is quite a big day for us” – key takeaways as ABF splits food from Primark

The big moves keep coming from Associated British Foods, now with the much-contemplated spin-off of its food assets and clothes…
Supreme shares rally on upbeat trading update

UK-based FMCG group Supreme has said its annual sales and profits will likely beat market expectations. In a trading update…
PepsiCo builds “positive” momentum with FIFA World Cup stimulus envisaged

PepsiCo’s strategy around innovation and winning new customers is paying dividends with sales volumes expected to pick up in the…
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…