All Inflation articles – Page 55
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NewsPrinces survey shows shoppers planning to buy more canned goods
Those planning to buy more canned goods cited lower prices and longer shelf lives as key motivations for doing so, found a survey of over 1,000 consumers by Princes
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NewsFood safety watchdog warns Brits ‘taking food risks’ due to money pressures
Four in 10 people said they were worried about being able to afford food in the next month
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NewsFarming input costs jump nearly 35% in a year as inflation soars
AF CEO David Horton-Fawkes described the findings as an ‘existential threat to many farmers’
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Comment & OpinionUnderstanding ‘imperfect inflation’ is key to rivalling the discounters
Analysing shopper behaviour is key to planning our next steps as an industry, says Steph Cullen, head of manufacturing at IRI
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NewsIRI links with FareShare to boost food redistribution efforts
The business will share its capabilities in big data, analytics and insights with FareShare to ‘drive new efficiencies in its business’
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose’s plan to avoid bleeding sales during the cost of living crisis
Britain’s poshest supermarket is losing sales. What new tricks does it have up its sleeve? And will they be enough as shoppers trade down?
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Comment & OpinionSMEs are set to suffer most in winter of insolvencies
After struggling to deal with input cost inflation, businesses across food and drink now face expect to face interest rates rising to more than 5%
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NewsFishers forecast ‘bad’ medium-term outlook amid soaring input costs and labour shortages
More than a quarter of UK vessel owners and skippers see the outlook for the next three to five years as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’
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NewsTesco donates £1m to food charities after Trussell Trust issues emergency appeal
The Trussell Trust launched an emergency appeal this week after seeing a 46% increase in food parcels handed out during August and September
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NewsGovernment raises prawn quota following BFFF lobbying
Without an increase in the quota, processors would have been forced to import cold water prawns at the full 20% rate of duty
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ReportsReturn of Spam and fish head soup as Waitrose prepares for austerity
The grocer’s latest annual Food & Drink Report revealed shoppers were having to be savvier than ever when it came to their grocery shopping, with 72% of shoppers admitting they were now being more mindful about their spending
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NewsWine prices set to soar as suppliers face surging glass cost hikes
Having already seen glass prices surge over the past year, major wine suppliers are now expecting to pay further increases of 45% to 70% for glass bottles
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NewsGrower Fresca Group posts strong financial performance in latest accounts
The business saw turnover increase by 4.7% to £433.1m for the year to 29 April 2022, with operating profit up 26.3%
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NewsDoisy & Dam rescued from administration by Nurture Brands in pre-pack deal
Nurture Brands has rescued Doisy & Dam from administration, continuing its buy-and-build strategy and expanding its sustainable plant-based consumer products offering into the confectionery category
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NewsQuorn Billingham factory staff planning ‘all-out’ strike over pay
More than 60 workers at Quorn’s factory in Billingham will begin ‘all-out’ strike action this Thursday in a dispute over a ‘derisory’ pay offer
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NewsFertiliser supply drop to add to input inflation in late 2022
Tight international market means the UK could struggle to replace its domestic shortfall
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NewsCity snapshot: Food prices hit 42-year high as inflation soars
Food and drink prices have soared to their highest levels in more than 40 years, pushing UK inflation back to highs seen over the summer, according to the latest figures. Plus, rising food prices help Nestlé increase organic sales in Q3, Just Eat Takeaway returns to profitability sooner than expected, and hedge fund Third Point reveals new position in Colgate-Palmolive and pushes for sale of its petcare business
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NewsThe Vegan Kind sold in administration pre-pack deal to current owner
The Vegan Kind has been bought out of administration by a business associated with its current owner following a downturn in trading and soaring costs
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WebinarsThe Grocer’s cost of living webinar series is now available on demand
The two webinars looked at how brands and own label could avoid a race to the bottom on price
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NewsCity snapshot: Asda benefits from renewed demand for own label
Brands are coming under increasing pressure from own-label as shoppers trade down to cope with soaring food prices, the latest Nielsen grocery data revealed. Plus, the latest Barclaycard spending data and Pernod Ricard acquires Código 1530 Tequila.