Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Joe Biden warns China over threats to US sovereignty in State of the Union address
    • Fed chair warns of even higher rates if jobs data stays strong
    • Erdoğan declares state of emergency in Turkey after deadly earthquake
    • Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ switches into Russian oil
    • Chinese spy balloon incursion reveals past US intelligence failings
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Companies
      Sections
      • Companies Home
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
      Most Read
      • Ammunition supply chain crisis: Ukraine war tests Europe in race to rearm
      • Jupiter dumps Starling Bank and rules out unlisted stocks
      • Gautam Adani’s ports business to repay $600mn in race to cut debt
      • Maersk forecasts plunge in profits as container shipping boom ends
      • Carlsberg seeks buyback clause as it nears exit from Russia
    • Tech
    • Markets
      Sections
      • Markets Home
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      Most Read
      • Live news: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for foreign backers to provide ‘wings for freedom’
      • Live news updates from February 7: Ukraine’s allies to send up to 178 tanks, Sunak reshuffles cabinet
      • Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ switches into Russian oil
      • Jupiter dumps Starling Bank and rules out unlisted stocks
      • UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      Sections
      • Opinion Home
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
      Most Read
      • Lessons from the great reflation
      • Are CEOs with MBAs good for business?
      • Brexit could be reversed — here’s how
      • A Republican-led US would not shrink from the world
      • The revenge of the incumbents
    • Work & Careers
      Sections
      • Work & Careers Home
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      Most Read
      • Barclays chief: the life lessons I have discovered during cancer treatment
      • Management research: why are so few of its ideas taken up?
    • Life & Arts
      Sections
      • Life & Arts Home
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
      Most Read
      • How to ski, shop, sled and sip it in St Moritz
      • American Resistance by David Rothkopf — managing the Trump horror show
      • Inside Vermelho, Christian Louboutin’s new hotel
      • The Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer retrospective is momentous and dizzying
      • How long would you wait for a steak?
    • HTSI
    MenuSearch
    • Home
    • World
    • US
    • Companies
    • Tech
    • Markets
    • Climate
    • Opinion
    • Work & Careers
    • Life & Arts
    • HTSI
    Financial Times
    SubscribeSign In

    Judith Evans

    Consumer industries correspondent

    Judith Evans is the consumer industries correspondent for the Financial Times, covering food, drink, and home and personal care products, and companies such as Nestlé, Unilever and AB InBev, along with the UK farming sector. She previously wrote about property and investment for the FT and worked for newswires in the UK and Asia.
    Email Judith Evans @judithrevans  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

    Add to myFT Digest

    Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK employment
      UK farmers stop recruiting Nepalese workers after exploitation warning

      Halt to hiring from south Asian nation will exacerbate labour shortages

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Greenwashing
      UK food and toiletries face scrutiny over ‘green’ claims

      Competition watchdog to look into potential greenwashing in sale of household essentials

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Diageo PLC
      Diageo shares fall as US sales growth slows

      Investor reaction comes despite otherwise robust half-year results at drinks group

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK agriculture
      Farmers are caught in England’s post-Brexit identity crisis

      Finances are in peril, with new funding to replace EU-style subsidies still at an early stage of development

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      From Don Papa to Casamigos: founders toast payday from spirits start-up boom

      New brands have been snapped up by multinationals but the market is increasingly crowded

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Diageo PLC
      Diageo buys Don Papa rum brand for initial €260mn

      Distiller to potentially pay additional €178mn subject to performance

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK business & economy
      ‘Man against fish’: Cornwall could soon be selling the chance to catch tuna

      UK ministers are considering plans to allow a pursuit once extolled by Ernest Hemingway

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      ExplainerFood Prices
      Food price inflation: why companies are losing out

      Branded companies best placed to benefit as producers hit by energy and labour costs and retailers keep prices low

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK boosts payments for farmers after low uptake of post-Brexit scheme

      Government to increase funding to landowners in England under environment protection programme

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Pharmaceuticals sector
      Pharmacists in UK and US report shortage of cold and flu medicines

      Early winter surge in respiratory infections puts pressure on drugmakers to meet demand

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Pharmaceuticals sector
      Surge in colds and flu boosts medicine sales

      Demand for over-the-counter remedies rises as rebound in seasonal illnesses combines with Covid-19

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Food & Beverage
      Brewers braced for tough 2023 as drinkers limit budgets

      Consumers are buying fewer beers or choosing less expensive brands amid cost-of-living pressures

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Jamie Oliver urges UK to use sugar tax to fund free school meals

      Celebrity chef uses spot as guest editor of Radio 4’s ‘Today’ to highlight dangers of food poverty

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Food & Beverage
      ‘Healthier’ food brands challenge Krispy Kreme and Nutella

      Changing consumer tastes and new anti-obesity regulations boost wave of entrants in UK

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Waste management & recycling
      Drinks groups seek government intervention as glass recycling bills spiral

      Mandatory scheme’s high costs pose threat to some companies’ profits

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Food security
      How expensive is Christmas?

      Inflation, extreme weather and the war in Ukraine have driven up the price of festive staples

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Jeremy Hunt to deliver next UK Budget in March

      First outing for chancellor’s red box in 18 months will focus on delivering economic growth

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      UK immigration
      Investors warn food companies about risk of forced labour on UK farms

      There is growing concern that the country’s immigration system is exposing migrant workers to abuse

    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
      Agritech
      Cultivated meat start-ups race to add products to the menu

      Investors hope more lab-grown food will enter potentially lucrative market after US safety approval

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc
      Unilever resolves Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit over Palestinian sales

      Israeli licensee says he can continue sales in West Bank after conclusion of dispute between multinational and its subsidiary

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      Mars Inc
      Mars convinces emerging market consumers to eat more chocolate

      World’s largest confectionery maker on track to double the value of sales in developing countries in five years

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Food security
      UK at risk of food supply crisis, farmers’ leader warns

      NFU head says ministers have been slow in responding to her concerns

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Brexit: the next phase
      The UK-Australia trade deal: ‘too much for far too little’

      Prioritising the ‘benefits’ of Brexit over economic gain set a poor precedent for future agreements, say critics

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Nestlé S.A.
      Nestlé acknowledges acquisition missteps

      Swiss group to spin out meal kit business and announces review of peanut allergy treatment

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Food security
      Former MI5 chief warns food supplies are matter of national security

      UK should be more self-sufficient and increase seasonal worker visas, Eliza Manningham-Buller tells NFU

    Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

    Useful links

    Support

    View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

    Legal & Privacy

    Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

    Services

    Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsSecondary Schools

    Tools

    PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

    Community & Events

    FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

    More from the FT Group

    Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
    The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
    Financial Times

    International Edition

    Subscribe for full access
    • Switch to UK Edition
    • Top sections
    • Home
    • World
      • Global Economy
      • UK
      • US
      • China
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Emerging Markets
      • Europe
      • War in Ukraine
      • Americas
      • Middle East & North Africa
      • Australia & NZ
    • US
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
    • Companies
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
    • Tech
    • Markets
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
    • Work & Careers
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
    • Life & Arts
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
    • Personal Finance
      • Property & Mortgages
      • Investments
      • Pensions
      • Tax
      • Banking & Savings
      • Advice & Comment
      • Next Act
    • HTSI
    • Special Reports
    • FT recommends
    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Lunch with the FT
    • FT Globetrotter
    • #techAsia
    • Moral Money
    • FTfm
    • Newsletters
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • News feed
    • FT Live Events
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
    • myFT
    • Portfolio
    • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
    • Crossword
    • Our Apps
    • Help Centre
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In