All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 49
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Unilever provided safe haven amid 2022’s stock market storm
Unilever seems a ‘safe haven’, but the turmoil of 2022 was tough for many of the listed players. So who fared best… and worst?
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NewsCity News: B&M, Greggs and Next provide investors with some Christmas cheer
Bargain hunters looking to stretch budgets helped B&M and Greggs, while Next raised profit forecasts following better-than-expected festive trading.
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NewsMilk shortages on the horizon if farmgate prices fall any further
Farmgate prices have now started to fall from record levels late last year in the face of a weakening in global dairy markets
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NewsEgg shortages and price rises continue to affect shoppers
Some packs are as much as 85% more expensive year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesStory of 2022: Cost of living crisis strikes fear into all
The impact of inflation this year has gone far beyond just rising prices
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Analysis & FeaturesHero of 2022: Jack Monroe takes the fight to retail
Jack Monroe ignited a storm after arguing that supermarkets were effectively punishing poorer households
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Analysis & FeaturesDisgrace of 2022: Food waste builds while Brits go hungry
A staggering 3.3 million tonnes of food are going to waste before it even leaves the farmgate
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Analysis & FeaturesBargain of 2022: Getir ‘rolls back prices to the 90s’ to fight inflation
It’s a case of those with the deepest pockets lasting longest: Getir acquired arch rival Gorillas
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Comment & OpinionHilarious, disastrous and frankly outrageous moments that shaped 2022
A year of political chaos, war, strikes, egg shortages, fevered cost price increase negotiations
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NewsMcCain donates extra £300,000 to children’s charity in cost of living crisis
The donation is part of McCain and Family Fund’s existing partnership, which has already seen the brand pledge £1m up to 2023
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NewsTesco locks 1,000 prices until Easter to help tackle record inflation
Brands involved include Heinz, Birds Eye, and Kellogg’s, with many own-label food and non-food products also price capped
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NewsAsda expands kids and over-60s £1 café deal until spring
Since Asda launched the two initiatives last year, it has served over 1.2 million meals to kids and over-60s from its cafés nationwide
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NewsDriscoll’s plans new varieties and more export opportunities to grow UK berry category
Russell Allwell, MD of Driscoll’s EMEA, said establishing its own operation in the UK was a ’great opportunity’
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NewsWaitrose launches pre-filled food bank donation bags in 31 stores
The pre-packed grocery bags can be purchased by customers for donation during their shop
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NewsCity snapshot: Soaring prices deliver record Christmas supermarket sales
Spending in supermarkets has breached the £12bn barrier for the first time this Christmas thanks to soaring inflation, new Kantar figures have revealed. Plus, the BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index shows a new record for food inflation.
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NewsMorrisons slashes price of 130 Savers range products
Over 50% of Morrisons’ 263 Savers products have been cut in price, including bacon, cooked chicken, cheese, fruit & veg and potatoes
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Comment & OpinionThe year in cartoons: The Grocer’s Christmas Tinkle 2022
These are your biggest stories of the year, told in pictures
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NewsAmazon Fresh sees sales of tinned and own label food soar in cost of living crisis
Analysis of Amazon Fresh grocery baskets suggests that cost increasingly drove consumer choices in 2022
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Comment & OpinionChristmas cheer is all around us, but we must not forget about food poverty
Sadly, one thing won’t be taking a festive break: the cost of living crisis
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NewsNFU meets Sunak to stress urgency over food and energy security
Minette Batters met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this week to emphasise the importance of him honouring the commitments he made during the leadership race