All Cost of living crisis articles
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Comment & OpinionThe Big Pound Shop Swap: ‘eat worse for less’ with Denise van Outen
The programme may provide some welcome escapism for families struggling to make ends meet
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Comment & OpinionWhy has British TV lost its appetite for cookery shows?
As scandals plague existing cookery programmes, there’s a growing need for practical content that addresses Britain’s broken relationship with food, says Tom Neumann, founder & MD at Properoni
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NewsPackaging tax driving food inflation and worse to come, says Bank of England
In its Monetary Policy Report for August, the bank says the introduction of EPR is one of the reasons UK food inflation is outstripping that seen in the EU
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Comment & OpinionHow we can all fight school holiday hunger – and why we must
When I was a teacher I could tell who had eaten breakfast before we took the register, says Rachel Kettlewell, founder of Fearne & Rosie
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NewsGrocery workers call for help as demand for GroceryAid surges
GroceryAid handed out £6.5m in support to the sector in 2024, an 8% increase on the previous year, accordsing to its latest impact report
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NewsThe Range offers free kids’ meals to fight school holiday hunger
The Range is offering one free kids’ meal for every adult meal bought at its in-store cafés
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the food & drink sector is tackling holiday hunger
As the school holidays stretch family food budgets, retailers and suppliers are taking action. Which initiatives are making the biggest impact and how?
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate ‘every penny’ of own-label pasta sales to fight school holiday hunger
Sainsbury’s donations would focus on helping the estimated 900,000 UK children who live in food poverty yet remain ineligible for government food clubs
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NewsIceland Foods microloan scheme returns with ‘budget friendly basket’ to fight school holiday hunger
To help shoppers ‘make the most’ of their Food Club loan, Iceland has partnered with nutritionist Tanya Haffner, to compile a ‘budget-friendly’ shopping basket
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NewsSurprise jump for UK inflation as food prices continue ‘concerning’ rise
Food prices have climbed for the third month in a row, reaching their highest level for more than a year
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NewsNurture Brands teams up with FareShare to help with cost of living crisis
Nurture said its decision to focus on a domestic charity was fuelled by the ongoing cost of living crisis
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NewsUnion letter to Asda boss accuses supermarket of ‘immoral’ tactics over pay
A letter from GMB national officer Nadine Houghton to Allan Leighton says the union recognises he has a strong understanding of the role staff will have to play in Asda’s turnaround, but that Asda’s employment practices have yet to back that up
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NewsAsda in redundancy talks as it merges store management roles
Asda is in redundancy talks as its section manager and trading manager roles are being combined into a new simplified store-based role
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Comment & OpinionClimate change needs more sophisticated risk management
Traditional risk management, based on historical data, is no longer fit for purpose in this era of unprecedented volatility, says Scott Kelly, SVP model development, Risilience
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s the true cost of convenience food?
Beyond health and the planet, there’s something deeply human at stake in the rise of convenience eating, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsAsda slams union claims over low staff pay and minimum wage rules
The GMB union claimed that despite hourly pay rising to £12.45 per hour from 6 July, Asda staff were still lagging behind workers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl
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Promotional FeaturesThe only way isn’t up: Driving value through price
Consumer spending remains under pressure, which means pricing must work harder than ever before. Here, experts reveal how, when used as a strategic lever to align with demand rather than a blunt tool, price can unlock value in surprising ways.
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Comment & OpinionDoes grocery have a moral responsibility to feed everyone?
Between 2020 and 2023, over 550,000 more UK households began experiencing food insecurity, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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NewsMorrisons tells head office staff to return to five days a week working
The Grocer revealed in January that Morrisons had gone back to a four-and-a-half-day week
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NewsPoorest households have less spending power than in 2021 finds Asda Tracker
The lowest-earning 40% now have less spending power than they did in 2021, according to the tracker