Cost of living insight and opinion – Page 9
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Our new Cabinet has arrived. What do Truss’s choices mean for industry?
Liz Truss has the worst in-tray since Churchill in 1939, says Ian Wright, outgoing co-chair of the Food & Drink Sector Council
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Food sector welcomes Liz Truss but she must act quickly on labour, rates, energy and more
Truss will likely be more engaged than her predecessor, but needs to take ‘urgent action’
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How BFFF’s Frozen Food Week can curb food waste and save cash
Using ‘nature’s pause button’ could help shoppers and the environment, says BFFF CEO Rupert Ashby
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How to offer food inspiration amid cost of living concerns
Instead of putting marketing activity on hold, brands and retailers have an opportunity to show up and present solutions, says Ali Holt, head of CPG at Pinterest
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To stop businesses going into lockdown for good, government must act fast
It’s a huge challenge for even the biggest supermarkets and largest suppliers, but most exposed are smaller operators
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How can supermarkets counter the discounters in the age of inflation?
Trust, online capabilities and data all remain in the supermarkets’ favour, says EY-Parthenon’s Ray MacSweeney
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How should supermarkets respond to inflation-driven behaviour changes?
Analysts warn inflation could soon hit 18%
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Frozen’s food waste push could help cool cost of living concerns
The BFFF’s Frozen Food Week campaign comes as food and non-alcoholic beverages’ annual inflation rate hit 12.7%
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Scotland aside, supermarkets are ahead of the curve on period poverty
The likes of Morrisons, Waitrose and Co-op are outpacing policymakers on access to period products
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Why aren’t supermarkets’ free meals for kids nutritionally fit for purpose?
Many participating supermarkets’ items are packed with ultra-processed meat products, says Will Breakey of Dr Will’s
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Beyond Meat and Oatly could prove casualties of the cost of living crisis
Both brands are struggling to convert cash-strapped shoppers away from cheaper meat or dairy equivalents
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How supermarkets are helping to tackle holiday hunger this summer
Some grocers are offering free meals for kids, while others are donating to food banks and community groups
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Sustainable supply chains are even more vital in the cost of living crisis
It would be all too easy for suppliers to cut sustainability budgets, but this would be short-sighted, says Fairtrade Foundation CEO Michael Gidney
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Is the cost of living crisis good news for Greggs and its value-led proposition?
Will shoppers trade down to Greggs or will its target audience actually be worse affected?
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How brands are faring against private label in the cost of living crisis
Inflation is higher on private label than on brands, says Kieran South, senior vice-president of IRI
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Is it realistic for food brands to slash marketing in the cost of living crisis?
It’s clear businesses have a role to play in cutting costs, but some ideas present potential long-term concerns, says Les Brookes, CEO at Oliver Wight EAME
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Wasting food during a cost of living crisis is a black mark on our retail industry
Two million UK adults claim to have gone without food for a whole day because they couldn’t afford to eat, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio
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Demand is soaring for redistribution charities like FareShare. We need more support
People who would not have normally found themselves relying on help are now in queues for food banks, says Lindsay Boswell, CEO of FareShare
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Is criticism of supermarket bosses’ exorbitant bonuses amid cost of living crisis justified?
Because profits (and other more complex metrics) have exploded in the past year, performance compensations tied to those financial metrics ultimately grew at a higher rate too
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How much profit should food companies make during a cost of living crisis?
No single measure will solve this crisis but we must shift food business models in a better direction, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council