All Product prices articles – Page 115
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NewsRetail sales pick up in June as food puts in a decent show
Food sales put in a “decent performance” in June, broadly in line with inflation, as overall retail sales went up, the British Retail Consortium has said.
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NewsFood price inflation edges up as overall shop prices fall
Food price inflation crept up again in June, following a slowdown in May, new figures have suggested - but overall shop prices fell.
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Comment & OpinionNutritional labelling is just one influence on consumers
“Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise,” wrote Keats…
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Analysis & FeaturesCafédirect: retailers and consumers must pay more for tea
British retailers and consumers urgently need to stop seeing tea as a “cheap commodity” and pay more for their brew…
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Comment & OpinionKeep your friends close... and farmers closer!
Over the past few months, farm milk prices have been rising dramatically…
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Analysis & FeaturesJust in time for Wimbledon: berries defy price increases
Shoppers have come to expect rising prices on fresh produce, but there is some good news for strawberry fans…
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Analysis & FeaturesOrange juice prices to soar as global demand drops
Fears about citrus greening and poor weather have been pushing up orange juice prices on New York’s ICE exchange…
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NewsSupermarket promos help drive May retail sales
Retail sales bounced back in May following a lull in April laid at the door of bad weather, new figures have shown.
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Analysis & FeaturesSalmon retail prices set to leap in wake of wholesale hikes
Despite soaring wholesale prices, retail price increases for salmon have largely been modest over the past year…
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Analysis & FeaturesGM poultry feed policy shift hikes non-GM soy price
When the big four lifted bans on chickens fed on GM soy, they said it was because non-GM had become too hard to source…
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NewsBanana prices defended by retailers as strike threat looms
UK retailers have defended their record on banana pricing in the wake of looming strikes by Colombian workers over pay.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs sugar commodity prices halve, UK still paying top dollar
World sugar prices have almost halved in two years but UK food manufacturers report only modest price declines…
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NewsChinese grocery market hits $1tn
The value of the Chinese grocery market has reached more than $1tn, and is forecast to be worth $1.5tn by 2016, according to latest figures published by IGD.
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NewsBooker starts Makro integration with depot pilot and price rises
Booker has started integrating Makro and aligning prices to its own…
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Analysis & FeaturesWheat crop disaster pushes up price of loaf - but only 5p
Any way you slice it, things have been tough in the bread market, as bakers face declining sales volumes…
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Analysis & FeaturesCassava could be the carbohydrate of the 21st century, says UN
If insects are the protein source of the future, then cassava is set to become the 21st century’s carbohydrate…
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Analysis & FeaturesGlobal grain outlook good despite EU fall
The EU has slashed its yield outlooks for wheat and rapeseed because of poor crops in the UK and other EU countries…
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Analysis & FeaturesShoppers start to feel effect of Spanish olive crop crisis
Typical – just as the weather starts to brighten and Brits think about eating salads, up goes the price of olive oil….
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NewsBadger cull? Shoppers think low milk prices matter more
Think the badger cull is the biggest PR challenge facing the dairy industry this year? Think again…
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NewsDeal or no deal? The offers that baffle shoppers
Shoppers are flummoxed by the bewildering array of supermarket promotions, new research for The Grocer has revealed…