Food manufacturing costs outstripped CPI inflation in 2025

Greencore - Workers make wraps on a production line at a Greencore factory

Source: Greencore

Data published this morning by the FDF showed production costs jumped 4.4% on average in 2025, compared with a 3.6% increase in the Consumer Price Index reported by the ONS

The FDF has urged the government to protect the £42bn food & drink manufacturing industry, after its latest report revealed food industry costs rose faster than inflation in 2025

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