All Cost of living crisis articles
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NewsAndy Burnham urged to rescue ‘doomed’ obesity strategy
MPs say they have ‘no faith’ in key obesity policies being delivered
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NewsTesco food MD Gordon Gafa to leave retailer at Christmas
Gafa’s departure was announced to staff by Tesco UK CEO Ashwin Prasad in a note today
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NewsFarm Gate food redistribution suffers huge fall as government grants run out
The end of government grants has seen farm food waste mountains grow again
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NewsAdjudicator calls on suppliers to give evidence over CPI disputes
The adjudicator told The Grocer he was “scrutinising” responses from retailers after holding a series of meetings
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NewsAsda tracker shows families’ spending power crashing ahead of budget
Asda says financial squeeze was being felt the most by low-income households
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NewsSupermarkets grab bigger slice of food spend as diners ditch restaurants
Grocery gained share from hospitality as cost pressures pushed consumers towards value, convenience and eating at home
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NewsThird of low-income households skipping meals amid cost pressures
More than a quarter (27%) said they had delayed medical or dental treatment because they could not afford it, while 28% had sold personal possessions to cover living expenses
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News‘Extraordinary collapse’ in consumer confidence wipes out summer gains
An “extraordinary collapse” in consumer confidence has wiped out gains seen over the summer, according to GfK’s monthly barometer
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NewsSimon Roberts calls for industry to back IGD’s Food Nation 2040 plan
Roberts told the IGD’s Future of the UK Food System conference that it was time to start prioritising the key interventions that would shift the dial on the obesity crisis and safeguard UK food production
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NewsIceland helps older shoppers uncover £17m in unclaimed benefits
Over 4,100 Iceland customers aged 66 and over have received a benefits check by using the free telephone service
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NewsSchool leavers get NEETs help with new Asda Roots foundation
The supermarket is piloting a new apprenticeship programme called Asda Roots’ which will start by offering 16 young people permanent roles
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NewsFood inflation steady as fuel costs drive rise in consumer prices
ONS estimates even suggested a 0.2% drop in food prices from August to September
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NewsFood giants urge PM to scrap new junk food measure ahead of budget
In a letter to Andy Burnham ahead of next week’s budget, companies including Asda, Coca-Cola and Mars warned the proposals would lead to major cost increases across a huge range of products
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NewsScrap failing plastic tax in budget, demand supermarkets and manufacturers
With days to go before the budget, trade bodies say the time has come for the PRN “plastic tax” to be canned altogether
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NewsOne Stop slashes prices on 37 everyday lines in new value push
Dubbed ‘Prices Kept Low’, the campaign is cutting the price of 37 everyday lines by up to 17%
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NewsDefra defends food resilience record at tough Commons inquiry
MPs have called Defra’s plans for food supply disruption ‘massively behind the curve’
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NewsCheckout discounts drag down Birds Eye revenues
Birds Eye revenues fell 3.3% to £788m in 2025 as shoppers sought out bargains and switched to own-label products amid a “highly promotional retail environment”
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Comment & OpinionEvery extra cost makes affordable food harder to deliver
After 21 years at the BRC, Andrew Opie has one parting message for policymakers: every tax, charge and regulation added to the food chain comes at a cost to affordability and jobs.
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NewsFood sales grow in September but shoppers ‘remain cautious’ as budget looms
Retail sales growth ‘remained subdued’ in September, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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NewsPlastic tax system in chaos as government announces new bailout
The four UK enforcement bodies have stepped in to try to tackle plastic fee chaos