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NewsCity Snapshot: Food price inflation continues to surge in January
Surging food prices have contributed to annual inflation in the retail sector almost doubling in January, according to the latest industry data.
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NewsCO2: deal struck with CF Industries to continue gas production
A previous agreement for the chemicals giant to continue production expired on 31 January
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NewsPig sector calls for urgent government summit as backlog tops 170,000
More than 35,000 animals are now known to have been culled due to the effects of butcher shortages on the sector
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NewsMedia Bites 1 February: Jack’s/Tesco, CO2, Co-op, Diageo
News of a major shake-up at Tesco makes the headlines this morning.
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom Best-one to Budgens, what do the UK’s symbol and franchise groups have to offer in 2022?
After another turbulent year, how have the UK’s convenience symbol groups and fascias evolved? And how do they compare?
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Analysis & FeaturesCO2 crisis: What’s happening to UK supplies?
There are no immediate signs of another shortage, but the long-term supply situation is far from resolved
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NewsMedia Bites 31 Jan: Asda, Price rises, Ocado
Asda has suspended its drawn-out search for a chief executive, with one of the Issa brothers now heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the supermarket chain
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NewsInflationary pressure set to lead to an increase in restructuring activity in 2022, warns EY
Supply chain disruption and soaring inflation hit the retail and food & drink industries particularly hard in the latter part of 2021
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NewsUncertainty over future CO2 gas supplies with just days left of pricing deal
A government-brokered pricing arrangement for major supplier CF to continue production ends on 31 January
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NewsNestlé launches tech incubator scheme to tackle supply chain challenges
The scheme will be run in partnership with tech incubator The Centre for Digital Innovation and logistics firm GXO’s Digital Distribution Operation Facility
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NewsAvara Foods sees turnover fall but profitability improve in ‘solid’ results
However, the poultry giant has warned its latest accounting period could prove more challenging
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NewsInflation and supply chain disruption lead to wave of profit warnings in 2021
Profit warnings at retailers and food & drink suppliers accounted for a third of all warnings issued by UK listed companies in 2021 as supply chain disruption and spiralling inflation hit at the back end of the year
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NewsMedia Bites 26 Jan: Unilever, Greencore, CO2
Unilever plans to axe about 1,500 management roles globally as the company faces pressure from investors to improve performance
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Comment & OpinionHow inflation threatens fmcg businesses – and more – in 2022
The latest pressures on price threaten to undermine progress in other important areas, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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PodcastBrexit: Where Are We and What’s Next? The Convenience Mix Podcast
Episode twelve sees our experts look at the impact of Brexit on the UK convenience sector, both short and long-term
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NewsMedia Bites 25 January: Unilever, CO2, THG
Unilever continues to make headlines this morning as the papers digest what the arrival of activist investor Nelson Peltz means for the Marmite maker.
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NewsFestive turkey sales down but indies and DTC sellers benefit
Sales of turkey through butchers and DTC channels boomed over Christmas 2021 as shoppers looked to buy early
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NewsRising costs push Nisa into charging retailers for fuel
The Grocer has seen a communication from the retail group sent to its retailers this month
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s letter to the PM has some good ideas… and some optimistic ones
In some of Machin’s proposals to Boris Johnson, pragmatism gives way to optimism
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Comment & OpinionMarks & Spencer COO Stuart Machin’s letter to PM Boris Johnson: in full
M&S COO Stuart Machin has written to the PM asking for the government’s support in building a “thriving, sustainable” food sector