All Inflation articles – Page 80
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NewsCompass Group is ‘a stock you have to own’ as new business opportunities open up
Compass Group shares were hammered during the pandemic, but the catering giant was back on the front foot this week
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Category ReportSavoury snacks’ new diet: healthier snacking category report 2022
Savoury snack aisles will be very different once HFSS rules take effect in October. Can brands make a success of healthier options?
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NewsGovernment poised to row back on junk food advertising clampdown as well as volume promotions
The Grocer understands confirmation of the u-turn is due imminently, after a week of frenzied speculation about the future of the flagship obesity strategies
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Comment & Opinion‘Cheap food’ calls from prime minister come with cheap shots
What more could the government do to help with the cost of living crisis? This week Tesco chair John Allan and JLP boss Sharon White weighed in
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NewsOcado funds The Felix Project as operations ramp up to tackle cost of living crisis
The Felix Project is expanding its Enfield warehouse in north London with financial help from partner Ocado Retail
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest in this week’s basket but Tesco Clubcard Prices would defeat it again
Tesco is a penny cheaper than Asda if Clubcard Prices discount is applied
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NewsTesco pulling products from Aldi Price Match campaign to raise prices
At least 18 Tesco own-label lines have fallen out of its campaign since the end of March
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: Salmonella/Cranswick, Coca-Cola HBC, Deliveroo
More than 100 products containing cooked chicken have been removed from sale after a salmonella scare at a major supplier
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NewsGlobal wheat supply worries to roll on with smaller Australian crop likely
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a heatwave in India have also jeopardised supply and forced prices up
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NewsWaitrose warns of more inflation-driven “uncertainties” after falling to annual loss
Waitrose has fallen to a statutory loss of £2.3m in 2021/22 Waitrose has fallen to a statutory loss of £2.3m last year after trading profits were heavily impacted by supply chain challenges and pandemic-related costs. The supermarket swung to red from a profit of £126.3m the year ...
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NewsEgg shortages on the way, no-show supermarkets are warned
Absent supermarket representatives were replaced with cardboard cutouts at the summit, held in the midst of a crippling feed cost crisis
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NewsCharities question supermarket profits after calls for windfall tax
Campaign group Sustain cited figures showing 57% of adults were in households with food insecurity
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NewsMultibuy ban to be scrapped as MPs act on cost of living crisis
The Grocer understands Tory MPs have coined a new catchphrase, ‘canning the banning’ as part of a move to reject what they regard as ‘nanny state’ health policies
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NewsTesco hits suppliers with distribution charge hike, blaming new diesel tax
The supermarket has written to suppliers saying rates will go up by almost 8% from 29 May
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NewsMedia Bites 12 May: Tesco, Compass Group, Boparan
Tesco is to convert unused shop space into mini offices as the supermarket seeks to cash in on demand from home workers
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Comment & OpinionFinally, consensus on HFSS laws: no one has any idea what’s going on
There is a total lack of transparency and clarity over what a backtrack – if indeed there was one – would entail
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NewsClutch of craft brewers close as independents struggle with pandemic recovery
Kelham Island, Fallen Brewing and Beatnikz Republic are among those closing down
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NewsHFSS promotions ban in chaos after fresh reports of government u-turn
The ban was due to come into force in October, which would likely see it coincide with an expected huge rise in fuel costs
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NewsCity snapshot: Compass Group raises growth forecast as outsourcing picks up
Catering giant Compass Group has hiked its full year growth forecasts after getting back to pre-Covid sales levels at the end of its first half
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NewsMedia Bites 11 May: Philip Morris, Brexit checks, Cost of living
Philip Morris International has struck a $16bn deal to buy Swedish Match, as the tobacco company makes its biggest bet yet on the market for cigarette alternatives