All Cost of living crisis articles
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NewsSoil degradation supercharging UK household food price pressures, new analysis warns
NGO Save Soil said degraded soils were increasing the severity of supply shocks by making farms less resilient to drought, heatwaves and flooding
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op consults staff over redundancies amid rising costs
Lincolnshire Co-op said it was making changes to the way the business operates as it navigated rising costs
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NewsCost of NPM changes much higher than government assessment, finds Oxford Economics
The FDF said the findings reflected a ‘massive underestimation’ of the time required to interpret and implement the changes
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NewsYoung adult and well-off household consumer confidence sinks
GfK’s long-running index held firm at –23 in June as worries about the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on household bills and petrol and food prices continued to weigh on consumer sentiment
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must not delay healthier food reforms
Delaying food health measures would be a false economy, says Beth Bradshaw, policy and advocacy lead at Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsWorld Cup ‘unlikely’ to deliver bumper sales boost for supermarkets
Cost of living pressures and heavy promotions mean shoppers are unlikely to spend more on food and drink during the World Cup compared with previous international football tournaments, Circana’s analysis showed
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NewsTesco faces protests over ‘widening’ worker pay gap
The worker-led campaign group Organise will attend the meeting at Tesco’s Welwyn Garden City headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 workers
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NewsFood inflation slows to just 2.2%
Annual food inflation slowed to its lowest rate since December 2024 in May, falling to just 2.2% from 3% in April
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NewsParents must find £200 more for groceries thanks to Iran war, says IGD
The IGD has forecast food inflation to peak at 5.5% in the second half of 2026
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NewsClimate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, research claims
Healthy eating risked becoming ‘unaffordable’ for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute
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NewsSupermarket CEOs demand Keir Starmer acts on retail jobs crisis
The CEOs of Asda, Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons hit out at a lack of opportunities for young people and accused the government of making their plight worse with a bombardment of expensive regulation
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NewsHealthy diet requires 85% of disposable income for lower-income families
The Broken Plate report, published today by the Food Foundation, shows households with children in the lowest 20% of incomes are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their families with nutritious food
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NewsUltra-processed food fears biggest factor in diet changes, finds FSA survey
The FSA’s report found three-quarters of the population had made at least one change to their diet
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Feature SynopsisFocus On RTDs & Spirits: 18 July
From chilli mango to red wine & cola, RTD brands are getting seriously inventive when it comes to flavour innovation
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NewsIceland Foods launches free benefits checking service for older shoppers
Iceland hopes the new ‘Benefits Boost’ service will make it easier for shoppers to unlock any unclaimed benefits they may be owed
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy food subscriptions are back on the menu
DTC food & drink boomed in lockdown, then came crashing down. Now subscriptions are back, with brands shifting strategy to offer their customers community, exclusive products and special treats
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NewsReport reveals the healthy products facing ‘ban’ under government HFSS shake-up
A report shows that products that have been made healthier thanks to tens of millions of pounds in reformulation will be taken off the shelves if it goes ahead
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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NewsFood bosses unveil ‘bold’ new programme to tackle workforce crisis
IGD said there was ‘growing consensus’ that there needed to be a step-change in support for young people to enter the industry to prevent a generation from being left behind
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NewsIceland prices rise 1.9% as it undercuts inflation
The Grocer analysed the prices of 4,063 items sold on Monday 1 June 2026 and a year ago using data from Assosia