All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 2
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Category Report
Butters & spreads trends 2024: The rise of posh butter
With chef-made butters going viral on social media, can the craze for premium penetrate retail? And how is the butter renaissance affecting spreads?
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Analysis and Features
Labrador retail crime and Asda rebrand: this week on grocery social media
Asda unveiled a fresh rebrand and bread-stealing Labradors became Facebook celebs. What you missed this week on social media in the world of grocery
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Comment and Opinion
Food banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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KVI Tracker
Egg producers boast of sector growth as confidence increases
After years of unprecedented challenges, the egg sector is feeling more confident and is in growth, producers have reported
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Category Report
Confectionery trends 2024: The sourer the better
What’s behind the latest sour craze in sugar confectionery – and can it buoy a category struggling due to HFSS and cost pressures?
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Category Report
Own label trends 2024: Time for a spring clean?
Own label innovation is looking dusty, experts argue, as lower prices take priority over excitement. Is it time to take risks again?
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News
Resilience body will draw on pandemic ‘war room’ spirit to tackle climate change
The resilience group is being set up following talks between Defra and the Food & Drink Sector Council
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News
Schools forced to use own budget to feed children, says charity
School Food Matters is calling for the government to revise its budget for school food and extend free school meals provisions
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News
Investment crisis threatens recovery of food and drink companies
The FDF’s State of Industry survey for the first quarter of 2024 found half of food and drink businesses planned to maintain low levels of investment in the coming year
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News
Morrisons lowers prices on 400 ‘everyday staples’
Prices for products including breaded frozen cod fillets, fries, mushy peas, red kidney beans, fajita kits and long grain rice are reduced by up to a third
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Webinar
WATCH: How grocery can use data to win shoppers’ loyalty
Watch our webinar to find out how retailers and brands can convince shoppers to keep coming back for more in this challenging climate with the use of data insights.
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Comment and Opinion
As inflation eases, businesses must rise to the volume challenge
Businesses across the food and drink system share a common aim: they need to get volume moving, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters keep the market honest and ensure shopper trust
The discounters keep us out of arguments that rage in markets like Canada, where doubts circle around retailers profiteering, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Category Report
Bread trends 2024: White bread becomes UPF villain
Sliced white bread has become the symbol of the growing ultra-processed foods debate. What impact has that had on sales? And how are brands fighting back?
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News
Sugro launches new partnerships to help members save on energy costs
Members of the buying group will be able to compare options to save on gas, electric, and water rates
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News
Morrisons warehouse staff vote for strike action in pensions row
Staff at its Gadbrook and Wakefield warehouses, including stock controllers, cooks, canteen staff and administrators, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the walkout
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Comment and Opinion
Think carefully before stepping up promotional discounts
Manufacturers need to evaluate investment payback across the marketing mix, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket bosses vs MPs: who’s right in the ‘fat cat’ supply chain row?
It could have been a case of supermarket bosses being saved by the bell yesterday, but MPs continue to call ‘bully’ tactics
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News
Supermarket bosses deny bullying farmers as MPs criticise surge in profits
In the hearing, MPs turned their fire on supermarket profits, attacking retailers for posting a 97% surge in profits
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News
Asda tracker shows disposable income up for 12th month in a row
Gross income for the average household in the UK grew by 10.1%, and at £233 per week was £21.50 a week higher in March 2024 than it was a year before