All Inflation articles – Page 93
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: Boots, Lottery, Burger King
Suitors for Boots are to begin meeting with the high street chemist’s management this week as owner Walgreens pushes ahead with a planned £7bn sale
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NewsCity Snapshot: PZ Cussons snaps up Childs Farm in £40m deal
PZ Cussons has expanded its coverage in the UK baby and child personal care category with the acquisition of Childs Farm for £36.8m.
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Comment & OpinionThe Gondola End is dead. Long live the Power Aisle
The lack of HFSS-compliant alternatives in key categories like confectionery and biscuits means retailers appear to be leaning towards using some gondola ends at least for media displays, while freeing up space for longer aisles
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NewsPig farmers move to quit amid rising production costs
Over the past six months, at least 40 farmers had exited the crisis-hit pork sector, the National Pig Association said
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Category ReportGreen and clean: hygiene category report 2022
As the urgency of the pandemic has subsided, hygiene sales have taken a tumble. But a stronger sustainability focus has emerged
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NewsCalls for food labelling and ingredient rule relaxations as Ukraine crisis hits supply
The Grocer understands Defra has indicated it will make a decision in the next few days on whether to allow companies to bypass the usual labelling requirements
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NewsWholesalers examining supply chains for Russia links
The Grocer understands foodservice wholesalers in particular have been quizzed by on-trade customers regarding products either sourced from Russia or Belarus
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Grocer 33Aldi dominates as guest 33 retailer with two-thirds of products cheapest
Our guest discounter registered a convincing Grocer 33 pricing win
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NewsCity snapshot: Lindt & Sprüngli CEO to step down
Lindt & Sprüngli has announced Dieter Weisskopf will step down from his current position as group CEO towards the end of the year due to retirement.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 March: Ocado, Getir, Deliveroo, inflation, M&S
The latest results from Ocado and Deliveroo feature in today’s papers, alongside a new fundraise for Getir.
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NewsFareShare reaches 250 million redistributed meals throughout Covid-19 pandemic
The network has redistributed 105,000 tones of surplus food to organisations in need across the UK from 23 March 2020
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NewsBaby milk prices on the rise as brands battle cost inflation
Assosia data shows a raft of baby milk SKUs have risen in price in the supermarkets over recent weeks
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News‘There are a lot of bombs’: war in Ukraine leaves farms off-limits
One of the country’s biggest agribusinesses spells out horrific impact of Russia’s invasion
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NewsBFFF warns against freezing out European fish imports
The concerns about red tape were aired a day after government announces sanctions on Russia
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado retail sales slow as shoppers return to pre-pandemic habits
Retail revenues at Ocado slowed by 5.7% in the first quarter of its financial year as shopping habits returned backed towards pre-pandemic levels. Plus, Deliveroo losses top £300m as it invests in growth and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: Fever-Tree, inflation, cost of living, Starbucks
The drinks maker Fever-Tree and the owner of the Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s restaurant chains have warned of dramatic cost increases as the price of commodities and gas and electricity soars and the war in Ukraine adds pressure to their businesses.
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Comment & OpinionHFSS promo clampdown must be delayed but not because of Ukraine war
The full extent of the supply chain chaos being caused by the tragic events in Ukraine are becoming ever more clear. Yesterday an all-party group of MPs received evidence from a host of industry trade bodies which made for frankly terrifying listening. Five-fold increases in energy costs, fuel prices tripling, ...
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Comment & OpinionNo one wins a race to the bottom. Brands have to avoid a price war
Brands should avoid cost cutting as a knee-jerk reaction to hardship, says Si Atherley, brand consultant at Kantar UK
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Crisps, Nuts and Bagged Snacks: 16 April
How are HFSS rules and supply chain problems going to affect bagged snacks?
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NewsFood and drink bosses call for legislation ‘pause’ while they focus on Ukraine crisis
MPs were told the situation would inevitably lead to increasing food prices in the days and weeks to come