The climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable – and without support for us, food security will suffer tooGuy Singh-Watson is the founder of organic veg box company RiverfordFarming has always been a risky business. To the chaos of Brexit and the relentless squeezing of the supermarkets, we can add the rapidly escalating threats associated...

Watt to be replaced by James Arrow while assuming new title of ‘captain and co-founder’Profile: Little remains of Brewdog’s ‘punk’ ethosJames Watt, the controversial co-founder and chief executive of BrewDog, is to step down after 17 years at the helm of the Scottish brewer and bar chain.Watt, who navigated the Aberdeenshire-based brewer’s meteoric...

Consumer caution over high interest rates and energy bills adds to bleak start to the year for sectorCold wet weather and caution about spending amid high interest rates and energy bills have delivered a dismal start to spring for retailers and restaurants, the latest industry figures show.Sales were virtually flat across March and April against the...

Price rise for mass-market types expected as global production falls to lowest level in more than 10 yearsOlive oil prices are set to climb further this year – heading to more than £16 a litre for a bottle of extra virgin – amid a drop in global production to the lowest level in more than a decade.Lower production in Greece, Morocco and Turkey as part...

Fish welfare campaigners say Defra decision facilitates greenwashing and will mislead consumersAnimal welfare campaigners are challenging the decision to allow producers of Scottish salmon to drop the word “farmed” from labelling.An application by the industry body claimed changing the protected name wording on the front of packaging from “Scottish...

A year after coronation, firms that were under patronage of Queen Elizabeth II or former Prince of Wales reapply, while others get in on actOn first glance the list of prestigious brands reads like the wedding gift registry of a wealthy eccentric.Moët & Chandon is one of eight acceptable champagnes for the ice bucket on the (Steinway) piano. The...