All Inflation articles
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NewsPrice rises ‘inevitable’ says FDF as fears grow over fruit & veg shortages
FDF Scotland’s David Thomson told the BBC there were ‘significant concerns’ over the availability of many fruit & veg products
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NewsFood the winner as heatwave thaws July retail sales
Food was the winner according to BRC’s July retail sales data, as shoppers cut back on their trips to the store amid continued record temperatures
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Comment & OpinionHow drought and global conflict could drive UK food inflation this winter
The Chancellor’s real challenge isn’t price gouging, it’s drought, food security and inflation, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: 3 October
Social media trends have played a major role in our pasta-eating habits over recent years
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NewsAsda sales grow for the first time in more than two years
It is the first time Asda has posted positive returns since Q1 2024, aaccording to unpublished Worldpanel data seen by The Grocer
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NewsFarmers being stonewalled by retailers over cost price increases: NFU
Food producers were often experiencing delay tactics out of a well-established ‘playbook’ over CPI increases, the NFU warned
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Comment & OpinionCan tariff suspensions make your weekly shop cheap?
The latest round of tariff suspensions on food and fertiliser imports has been sold as cost of living relief, but the impact on prices will be limited, says Sahana Suraj, a research assistant at the University of Sussex
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NewsFood inflation slows amid summer promos
Food inflation has now held at less than 5% for around two years after peaking at about 15% in 2023
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Chocolate: 12 September
Innovation is booming in the chocolate category; so what’s driving it?
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NewsBurnham urged to avert £300m SPS deal hit to shoppers
The new PM has been urged to press for changes to the EU SPS deal that will see rest of world imports subjected to costly checks
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NewsFood inflation falls to 1.7%
Food inflation fell to just 1.7% in the 12 months to June 2026, as supermarkets vied to win shoppers through the door
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NewsGlobal food price crisis could now be looming, think tank warns
UN figures show 8% of the world’s population faced hunger in 2025
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NewsGrocery inflation eases to slowest rate since 2024
The average household still spent an extra £156 on groceries over the past year, according to Worldpanel by Numerator
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NewsLindt & Sprüngli growth stutters as European weakness causes volume decline
Volumes in the first half of 2026 sank by 7.5% as Lindt pushed up prices by 11.8%
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NewsRichard Walker leaves cost of living tsar role after Starmer departure
Walker was appointed Labour’s cost of living champion by Keir Starmer and had been working closely with No 10 policymakers
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NewsHeinz volumes fall as shoppers ditch big brands
Heinz’s UK sales slumped last year as the food giant felt the squeeze on everything from inflation to GLP-1s
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Comment & OpinionIncoming PM Andy Burnham must put food at heart of the agenda
As Andy Burnham prepares to become prime minister on Monday, food policy must finally get the priority it deserves, says Kath Dalmeny, CEO of Sustain
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NewsWorld Cup ‘top-up shops’ boost retail sales despite heatwave
Top-up shops and online boosted retail spending during June, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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Comment & OpinionWhy climate finance failures are fuelling the UK’s future food crisis
With funding a ’signficant barrier’ to climate adoption, farmers must be given the tools and money they need to adapt
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NewsSainsbury’s shares rally despite slowing growth
Shares in Sainsbury’s rallied this week despite sales growth slowing in its first quarter amid a tough consumer backdrop