Celebrity chef says businesses are ‘battling to stay afloat’ due to rising rent and food costs but industry still ‘vibrant’Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant empire tripled losses to £3.4m last year as it spent millions of pounds on opening five new restaurants and the chef said businesses in the industry were “battling to stay afloat”.Sales at the celebrity...

British-grown fruit much bigger after unusual winter and spring conditions led to slower ripening Tennis fans may be treated to juicier strawberries at Wimbledon this year after a wet and dark winter slowed growing times, resulting in bigger and more flavoursome fruits.Growers said the further wet and cold weather this spring, as well as less sunlight,...

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...