All Inflation articles
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s confidence rests on more than just market share
In a grocery market where growth is increasingly hard won, Tesco is demonstrating it has more tricks up its sleeve
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Comment & OpinionIt’s not higher costs that sink a business, it’s unpredictable ones
Traditional commodity hedging suits big treasuries, not mid-sized manufacturers, but a newer breed of insurance could make volatile ingredient costs predictable instead of just painful, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSoaring logistics costs set to push food prices up before Christmas, industry leaders warn
A survey of supply chain leaders for CIPS’ Q3 Global Pulse survey found that 22.9% expected food prices to climb by 10% or more by the end of the year
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NewsKen Murphy defends Tesco’s CPI negotiations stance
Tesco is determined to prevent ‘unjustified’ cost price increases
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NewsChallenges across policy, costs and weather dampening farmer confidence
McCain Foods GB&I’s second annual Farmdex report found more than eight in 10 farmers (86%) say policy uncertainty is negatively affecting their farm, while three in four (74%) report increasingly unpredictable weather is making it harder to manage their farm effectively
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NewsMarkets have absorbed initial Iran shock better than feared, analysis shows
Healthier business in the finance and tech industries supported a recovery in the third quarter, after the Middle East conflict threatened supply chains, energy prices and raw material supplies in the summer
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Savoury Pastries & Meat Snacks: 21 November
Savoury pastry brands are innovating to lure younger consumers and tap new occasions
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NewsRetailers welcome Tories’ pledge to scrap EPR packaging tax
Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told the party’s conference in Birmingham the tax had hit companies fighting the cost of living crisis with a huge tax burden
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NewsBanana industry under ‘significant pressure’ as costs soar
Fyffes has said that while bananas remain one of the most affordable food products on supermarket shelves, the supply chain is facing ‘unprecedented pressure’
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NewsFuel cost support urged as diesel prices breach £2/litre mark for first time
Supply chain organisations have warned the soaring cost of diesel will drive food price inflation
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NewsFarm costs rising at more than twice level of general inflation
The data found that agricultural input inflation in the year to September 2026 is at 7.8%, up from 7.2% in August and 1.7% in January
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NewsGrowers threatened with delistings over price inflation requests
One industry source told The Grocer that retailers had ‘simply batted off any requests for cost increases post the Middle East’, which was particularly challenging for crops that were harvested in summer as pricing was done pre-season
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ meal deal price cut is a tasty PR move for a confident business
Against a backdrop of others inflating, Morrisons is making a shrewd PR move by reducing its meal deal – and it also shows that CEO Rami Baitiéh is serious about his intention to be “unbeatable’ on hundreds of core lines
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NewsMorrisons cuts price of meal deal by 10p in food-to-go expansion
It makes Morrisons’ meal deal the ‘cheapest on the market’, the supermarket said
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NewsAdjudicator reveals clampdown on supermarkets over CPI requests
There have been persistent calls for the GCA to be given greater powers to enforce issues surrounding CPI requests
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KVI TrackerSupermarket competition keeps food inflation in check despite cost pressures
Retailers absorbed added energy costs through price cuts and promotions in September, according to the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ price monitor
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NewsAldi sets sights on tackling food affordability as it reveals record sales for 2025
Aldi has earmarked a record £900m investment for store openings and new distribution centres
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NewsConsumer optimism inches higher despite gloomy forecasts
Consumer sentiment inched up for the third month in a row in September, continuing its recovery from April’s low of –25 and reaching the highest point in two years
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NewsSPS concerns ‘unresolved’ despite Burnham hopes of EU deal by end of year
Industry experts are warning the government continues to ignore major concerns over the impact the SPS deal will have on the food sector
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Comment & OpinionWould you listen to me more with a pint and a pie?
When politicians are announcing new policies or trying to curry favour with the electorate, what they’re choosing to eat or drink in front of the camera matters, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council