All Product Prices articles
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KVI Tracker
Refined olive oil sees successive price rises as supply crisis grows
Refined olive oil prices are now edging closer to extra virgin olive oil prices
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KVI Tracker
Coffee prices hit new highs over fears of global shortages
Unseasonable weather in Vietnam and Brazil is causing coffee prices to hike
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News
Vegetable oil prices under pressure as UK rapeseed oil production plunges
UK rapeseed oil production has been in decline for the past two years
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News
Supermarket booze prices continue to climb despite duty freeze
Some branded lines have seen price hikes of more than 40%
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Comment and Opinion
Defending margins while earning volume growth won’t be easy
Retailers aren’t in the mood to wave through another round of pricing, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Category Report
How can ambient win back thrifty shoppers from own-label?
Brands are weighing up their future as the scales tip in favour of cheaper own-label cans. How can they win back thrifty shoppers?
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Comment and Opinion
GSCOP needs an overhaul to properly protect fmcg suppliers
In GSCOP there remain loopholes that enable retailers to wreak havoc with suppliers, says Karen Green, author of Buyer-ology
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Category Report
How can beauty brands fight the ‘dupe’ boom
Beauty brands are losing out to lower priced ‘dupes’ and own label. How can they salvage sales?
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News
Brexit controls could hinder healthy eating efforts, logistics boss warns
New import controls on EU fresh produce entering the country, set to roll out at the end of the month, would result in less availability and higher prices of fruit & veg
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Comment and Opinion
Minimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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Comment and Opinion
Panic! New Brexit border checks causing food industry angst
On Wednesday, the government finally revealed how much it is charging businesses for importing goods from the EU into the country to help fund new border controls.
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News
Brexit import charges will ‘cripple the industry and drive up food prices’
The government has set out how much companies will have to pay to import foods from the EU
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Profiles and QandAs
James Cadbury on chocolate, greenwashing and Dragons’ Den
From a River Island stockroom to his own chocolate empire, James outlines his sweet tooth for success
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Comment and Opinion
Regulation will do little to stop supermarket abuse of farmers
The myopic exploitation of market power in price negotiations may give UK citizens cheap food in the short term, but in the long term it will destroy the UK farming industry, says Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford
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News
Sainsbury’s mimics Tesco for third time with new everyday low prices campaign
‘Low Everyday Prices’ will replace Sainsbury’s long-running Price Lock campaign
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Comment and Opinion
Bananas are sold too cheap. Retailers must face the reality
The economics of selling bananas too cheaply makes no sense, says Alistair Smith, international co-ordinator at Banana Link
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Analysis and Features
Food security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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News
Tesco joins others in cutting Easter vegetable prices to 15p
Tesco has cut the price of its all rounder potatoes, carrots, swede, brown onions and white cabbage to 15p per item when purchased with a Clubcard
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News
Lamb more expensive ahead of Easter due to tight supply
Deadweight lamb prices are up 20% since the turn of the year, according to HCC
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News
American prune juice to become cheaper in post-Brexit agreement
The UK is suspending a 16% tariff on US prune juice and prune juice concentrate from next month