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Higher food sales ‘barely touching the sides’ of extra labour costs

  • Inflation hits home for middle-income families, shows Asda tracker

  • Tesco defends meal deal price increase as inflation crisis continues to bite

  • Food inflation hits 18-month high driven by eggs and butter

  • Inflation crisis imminent unless taxes overhauled, warns food industry

  • Talking to politicians is hassle. But we must use our voice

  • ‘Dinner for tonight’ drives grocery growth as Brits stay home

  • UK inflation accelerates amid higher food prices

  • Food brands overcome inflation to outpace own label

  • Packaging tax driving food inflation and worse to come, says Bank of England

  • Higher food sales ‘barely touching the sides’ of extra labour costs

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  • Nestlé chairman Paul Bulcke steps down early following Laurent Freixe scandal

  • Bone broth challenger Freja appoints new MD to help drive growth

  • Morrisons faces ‘minimum wage’ anger over lack of staff pay rise

  • Alpro partners with Zara Larsson to push fortification of core lineup

  • Starbucks appoints SSP franchise boss as new UK marketing director

  • My food & drink job: Jena Anderson, grocery buyer, Abel & Cole

  • Unilever confirms veteran Srinivas Phatak as new CFO

  • Poor pay and parental disappointment prevent young people joining food and drink industry

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