Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 8
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Heinz avoids repeat of disputes as prices jump at every supermarket
Almost 500 Heinz lines have risen in price across the supermarkets, by as much as 80%
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Four pints of milk reaches all time high price point
A fresh wave of milk price increases has been implemented in the mults, with some products now more than 70% pricier than a year ago
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10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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Iceland extends £1 price freeze as the cost of living crisis continues to bite
Iceland’s £1 or less range accounts for around 20% of the supermarket’s products
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Milk shortages on the horizon if farmgate prices fall any further
Farmgate prices have now started to fall from record levels late last year in the face of a weakening in global dairy markets
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Egg shortages and price rises continue to affect shoppers
Some packs are as much as 85% more expensive year on year
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Scandal of 2022: Supermarket price tactics fuel egg shortage
As late as November, supermarkets and the BRC were still parroting the line that egg shortages were caused by the bird flu crisis
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Bargain of 2022: Getir ‘rolls back prices to the 90s’ to fight inflation
It’s a case of those with the deepest pockets lasting longest: Getir acquired arch rival Gorillas
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Salmon brand Mowi to sponsor new ITV Gordon Ramsay show Next Level Chef
The salmon brand has invested in the TV show to grow its place as a fish brand and inspire UK consumers to cook with Scottish salmon
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Amazon Fresh sees sales of tinned and own label food soar in cost of living crisis
Analysis of Amazon Fresh grocery baskets suggests that cost increasingly drove consumer choices in 2022
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Eatplanted secures first major UK supermarket listing at Morrisons
The European plant-based brand’s range will be available to purchase across stores nationwide from 26 December
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Eggs shortages: can dairy-style contracts mend the broken system?
The egg industry is calling for contract reform, to prevent suppliers being locked into loss-making positions and provide stability for the sector
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Olive oil shortages likely in 2023 as bad harvest gets worse
The harvest in Spain – the world’s largest olive oil producer – is ’looking very bad’ and looks set to push up prices
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Sainsbury’s leads supermarkets in promotions blitz in run up to Christmas
The retailer has increased promotions by 38% on average as it leans into the cost of living crisis
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Fresh Christmas turkeys cost up to 45% more in wake of bird flu crisis
Assosia data shows there are also significantly fewer fresh turkey SKUs available this year, after half the festive flock was lost to avian flu
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Sainsbury’s invests £50m to keep Christmas food prices down
The supermarket had set out a pledge earlier this year that would see it invest £500m in value by March 2023 to tackle inflation
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Some farmers and producers making less than 1% in profit, new research claims
A study by food and farming charity Sustain reveals often ‘negligible’ profit in supplying the mults
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Tesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco’s larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November
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Freshways to lower farmgate milk price amid ‘negative’ market sentiment
The processor had been paying a market-leading price to its dairy farmers since late summer