All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 54
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NewsSainsbury’s to extend £2 Healthy Start top-up to Wales and Northern Ireland
The announcement follows Sainsbury’s decision last month to reintroduce the £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers must prepare for a possible new challenge in 2023: deflation
It’s time to ask yourself if you are ready for deflation to hit, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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KVI TrackerPrice of eggs rising fastest in The Grocer’s new KVI price tracker
The Grocer has this week launched a new Key Value Items (KVI) tracker
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NewsTesco launches ‘reverse supermarket’ to help people suffering with food poverty
The move comes with FareShare and the Trussell Trust reporting they expect to provide food support to more than 1.2 million people this winter
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WhitepapersWhat impact is the cost of living crisis having on Christmas?
In its latest report, Vypr uncovers how the current economic climate is affecting consumer behaviour this Christmas, and what opportunities it presents for next year.
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NewsTesco announces nearly £14m in support for egg producers
The support package will be paid to suppliers to cover the cost of handling, processing and egg production
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NewsArla gathers politicians in childhood hunger campaign
The session was designed to highlight the impacts of morning hunger on children’s learning
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NewsTesco offers staff advances on pay to help with cost of living
Around 280,000 colleagues will be able to get up to 25% of their contractual pay early
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NewsSpar to drive own label focus on to frozen, ambient and non-food items next year
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer it was in response to shoppers actively seeking own-label lines in categories that were traditionally brand-led
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NewsEgg prices rise by up to 20% in two weeks as supply crisis worsens
Across the big four, Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi, there have been 37 price rises in the past two weeks
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NewsBestway extends Costcutter fuel levy refund scheme into new year
The reimbursement, which is a benefit of Costcutter’s Platinum Club membership, was originally set out to cover June, July, and August
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Comment & OpinionChristmas dinner offers frozen sector the chance to shine as never before
There was a real sense of optimism at the BFFF’s annual luncheon bash, with the sector believing it is ‘part of the solution’
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NewsPilgrim’s Food Masters plans Southall factory closure, putting 220 jobs at risk
The food company has proposed the closure of the site in reaction to ‘challenging market conditions’
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NewsBakkavor shares sink as volumes come under pressure
Shares in Bakkavor have plunged as the prepared foods group warned annual profits would be at the lower end of forecasts as volumes took a hit from the squeeze on consumer spending power.
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NewsEgg producers ‘trapped’ in system call for supply chain overhaul
Producers have told The Grocer conditions are ‘the worst it has been in 20 years’ and have called for ‘price restructuring’ across the supply chain
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Comment & OpinionGovernment needs to pick up the pace on Extended Producer Responsibility
The government should mount a consultation on EPR fees early next year and have the full system up and running by 2024, says Robert Goodwill, MP and chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate £3m to food poverty charities this Christmas
The supermarket has launched the Nourish the Nation campaign today in partnership with several charities, including Comic Relief, Feeding Britain and The Bread & Butter Thing
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NewsAsda trumps Tesco with all-frozen Christmas dinner for just £22
Tesco was first to introduce a bargain Christmas dinner meal deal, at £25, but Asda has ratcheted up the battle
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership chair Sharon White warns staff may not receive bonus this year
When asked if the JLP would be able to pay its more than 80,000 partners a bonus this year, White said it was “going to be tough”
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Comment & OpinionHow q-commerce can secure its post-Covid future
By investing in a community of knowledge-sharing, q-commerce can remain a diverse and creative sector, says Daniel Alonso Moreno, VP of q-commerce at Glovo