News in Numbers

$1.4bn

The impairment charge Kraft Heinz booked on its Oscar Mayer brand in its accounts for 2024, contributing to a 63% slump in annual operating profit.

30-50%

Mondelez believes chocolate could get 30-50% more expensive in the face of still-high cocoa costs.

7.3%

UK sales of organic food and drink rose 7.3% in 2024 to £3.7bn ($4.68bn), data from by The Soil Association showed.

$600m

UK private-equity firm Asset Green has partnered with Ethiopia’s government to invest $600m in dairy farming and processing initiative in the east African country.

£844m

Scottish salmon exports hit a “record” high of £844m in 2024, according to UK government data.