All Product prices articles – Page 126
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NewsMults increase prices for 43% of budget own label lines
Three of the big four have hiked the price of more than 40% of their budget own-label lines in the past year…
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NewsTakeaways lose trade to ethnic ready meals from mults
Takeaways lost out on 13.6 million visits last year as consumers turned to supermarket ready meals and hot counters…
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Analysis & FeaturesMaize price stability is set to end in 2013
Maize prices have been relatively stable over the past few months, but are likely to start rising again in 2013…
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NewsCider makers may be 'exception' to minimum pricing says Defra
The government has raised the possibility that some cider makers could be exempt from its minimum pricing legislation…
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NewsSoaring pork costs push up price of ham and bacon
Supermarket pork and bacon prices have started to rise – rocketing by more than a fifth in some cases…
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NewsDrinks industry facing tough price talks with buyers
Drinks suppliers hoping to increase prices in 2013 can expect tough negotiations with supermarket buyers…
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers can't resist the weather
The price of Christmas dinner may have risen less than the RPI, but the 14.3% hike is still hurting consumers…
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NewsFresh turkey price gap narrows as frozen birds take off
The gap between frozen and fresh turkey has narrowed, as the cost of frozen birds has been harder hit by inflation…
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NewsGood news kids: sprouts are off the menu after 69% hike
The cost of the traditional Christmas dinner has soared over the past five years, The Grocer can reveal…
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Analysis & FeaturesPeanut prices rise by 99.1% over four years
Few Christmas foods have been spared from price inflation this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesRabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…
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NewsPro-minimum pricing group report admits it won't work
As the coalition pressed ahead this week with its plans for minimum pricing for alcohol…
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Comment & Opinion
Bleak expectations for 2013
Now is the usual time for ruminations about the coming year, so I looked back at the column I wrote last December…
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NewsSmall supermarkets lose £300,000 each through failed purchases
Small supermarkets are losing a staggering £295,000 a year per store to ‘failed purchases’…
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NewsDairy industry experts warn of milk supply 'catastrophe'
After one of the wettest summers in 100 years, the UK is facing dramatically tighter milk supplies and higher…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoaring wheat price headache set to continue
Soaring wheat prices have caused food manufacturers, farmers and consumers plenty of headaches this year already…
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Analysis & FeaturesPrices head south for Christmas as booze promotions kick in
Supermarket prices remain on a downward trajectory as the annual round of festive booze promotions kicks in…
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NewsMinimum pricing to hit the poor hardest
As expected the government today pressed ahead with its well-publicised plans for minimum pricing, admitting it will hit the poorest consumers in the pocket hardest, cost the Treasury £200m a year in lost revenue and that it has no idea what the financial impact will be on the drinks industry.
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Comment & Opinion
The climate for coffee
Sir: A recent study found that climate change will have drastic consequences for wild Arabica coffee….