All Inflation articles – Page 36
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NewsCity snapshot: ABF issues profits upgrade as inflation steadies
Associated British Foods has lifted its profit forecasts for the year as inflation becomes less volatile and commodity costs start to decline. Plus, DX group reports strong first half
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy it's so hard to prove profiteering and greedflation in food
Questions have been raised about the legitimacy of supplier price increases. But margins at major fmcg giants are almost universally in decline
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Comment & OpinionWith the King invested in food poverty, it’s time to subsidise redistribution
Surely human consumption is a better social, economic and environmental outcome than anaerobic digestion?
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NewsFruit & veg crisis: farmers slam Thérèse Coffey’s response
Criticism of the Defra secretary comes amid myriad crises across British food production
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited “difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa”, which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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NewsCity snapshot: Price rises lift sales at Danone but margins fall on higher costs
Danone has boosted annual revenues on the back of higher prices but soaring costs squeezed the French food group’s profit margins. Plus, a pre-close trading update from Science in Sport.
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NewsWholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Cheese
Despite the turbulence within the cheese category, suppliers have their eyes on the key drivers of convenience and snacking as a way to ride out the current inflationary environment, creating NPD to suit these needs. Discover how they are adapting to the current environment and how innovation ...
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NewsMorrisons launches third wave of price cuts this year
The move follows cuts across more than 800 products last month
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NewsTesco gives third pay rise in 10 months but cuts Sunday premiums
The 7% rise in base pay will come in early, from 2 April, said Tesco, to help colleagues facing the cost of living crisis
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NewsHenry Dimbleby: case for free school meals ‘irrefutable’ after £130m intervention
The mayor’s office said it is estimated the one-off funding could help more than 270,000 children in the capital during the 2023-24 academic year
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NewsAsda moves from bottom to top of supermarket pay league with 10% increase
Asda stressed the new rates exceeded national living wage and real living wage rates. The move follows an 8% pay increase for hourly-paid retail roles during 2022
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 Wholesalers 2023: taking a seat in supermarket boardrooms
Bestway’s swoop on Sainsbury’s has fuelled speculation of a reverse takeover – a further sign of the sector’s growing influence on grocery
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NewsThe Big 30’s big buyouts and the foodservice fallout
If there was one area of wholesale you would forgive for not being too bullish right now, it would be foodservice
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Comment & OpinionWho in their right mind would entrust the government to run foodservice?
Foodservice supply is a cottage industry of little miracles. Why the government shake-up?
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Analysis & FeaturesExplained: How new energy support works and who’s eligible?
A two-tier energy support package will come into force on 1 April. But it has already come under fire for ignoring the difficulties faced by many energy-intensive businesses
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NewsMorrisons’ credit rating slashed amid concerns over leverage
Morrisons’ credit rating has been downgraded in response to disappointing sales and profits at the private equity-owned supermarket
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NewsKraft Heinz warns of more price hikes in 2023 to combat higher costs
Kraft Heinz is the latest global consumer packaged goods group to report a strong double-digit jump in the fourth quarter of 2022 thanks to hefty price rises.
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KVI TrackerPremier Foods sees price rises on hundreds of products
Brands such as Loyd Grossman Bisto, Sharwood and Ambrosia are up to 59% pricier since January
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NewsMorrisons shrinks own-label chutneys to ‘combat food waste’
The retailer claimed it had shrunk the products in response to consumer demand