AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 minutes agoIntercultural & Food Culture: Austria’s Bruno Kreisky Forum and partners are hosting the 2026 Intercultural Achievement Award event in Vienna (Oct 13), spotlighting civil society projects from Colombia to Nigeria that use media, education and community work to build dialogue. Weight-loss Supplements: A UK consumer story puts glucomannan in the spotlight as a natural appetite/weight aid, noting European regulators recognise it as effective—while also claiming cholesterol benefits. Coffee Market Shift (Greece): Greece’s coffee sector is staying resilient but transforming: consumers are buying differently (espresso, capsules, home machines) as energy, rents, wages and a coffee tax squeeze operators. Fuel & Food Costs (Bulgaria/UK/EU): Consumer watchdogs in Bulgaria are probing suspected LPG overpricing; meanwhile eurozone inflation is driven heavily by energy (18.8% energy inflation), raising food-price worries. Product Recalls (UK): Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Amazon and eBay issued urgent recalls, including Lucky Saint beer cans that may over-pressurise and explode, plus other food and non-food hazards. Livestock Prices (UK): Tight cattle supplies are pushing UK beef prices up, with AHDB reporting higher deadweight all-prime cattle prices into late September.
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