All Inflation articles – Page 33
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News
Bisto gravy prices soar as much as 51% across major mults
A Bisto spokeswoman said: ‘We regularly review the price we sell to retailers and always look at ways to offset as much cost pressure as we can’
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City snapshot: Inflation slows again but food prices keep shooting higher
Food and drink prices continued to climb higher in December, but the UK headline rate of inflation slowed for the second month in a row. Plus, trading updates from WH Smith, Just Eat Takeaway and Eagle Eye
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Energy scheme: primary food production ‘overlooked’ for ‘paltry’ support
The NFU said it was ‘disappointed’ in the government for not including the horticulture and poultry sectors in the scheme
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado couldn’t grasp the pandemic online opportunity. The new normal is even more of a nightmare
Ocado Retail’s new CEO Hannah Gibson put a brave face on some milquetoast results this morning
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Lynn’s Country Foods attributes profit hike to innovation and cost control
Lynn’s Country Foods has reported an operating profit of £9.4m for the year to 26 February 2022, up from £6.5m the previous year
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Fortnum & Mason will resume exports to Europe in 2023, after bumper Christmas
‘We can’t wait for the government establish better relations with the EU,’ CEO Tom Athron told The Grocer
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Whitepapers
How to get to grips with what consumers want in 2023
Understanding what consumers want in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis is a major challenge for consumer goods companies. So how can brands and retailers best tackle this?
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News
Turkey sales slump over Christmas due to supply chain concerns
The spike in avian flu in the run-up to Christmas resulted in the deaths of 600,000 festive birds
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Analysis & Features
10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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Adjudicator claims buyers are ‘overwhelmed’ by CPI requests as new survey launches
White held talks with all the retailers policed under the code in November to “intensify” discussion over CPIs
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Amazon suppliers to receive letter when CRAP products face delist
Amazon has committed to provide “reasonable written notice” when products are red flagged by its system, known internally as CRAP (cannot realise a profit)
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Supply of berries at risk due to inflation, growers warn
British Berry Growers says berry growers are under increased pressure from inflationary costs
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Graham’s The Family Dairy profits hit in ‘fierce’ cost climate
The Scottish supplier said the past 15 months had been its most challenging ‘by some distance’
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Tesco boss Murphy admits ‘constant battle’ with suppliers over inflation
However, Murphy insisted suppliers were fully behind Tesco’s price lock, which saw 1,000 prices frozen earlier this month until Easter
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Mondelez chocolate brands surging in price at the mults
A spokeswoman for the confectionery giant said it was ‘facing the same unprecedented challenges that many other food companies have reported when it comes to significantly increased input costs’
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Aunt Bessie’s launches meat joint range into Iceland
The new range is included in a roast dinner bundle costing £12 for a meat centrepiece and three sides or desserts
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City snapshot: Record Christmas for Sainsbury’s as inflation lifts sales
Sainsbury’s has upped its profits expectations for the year after reporting a record Christmas. Plus, Nichols reports full-year trading update and reveals new chairman appointment.
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Energy bailout branded ‘pointless’ as level of support for food and drink companies plummets
The government is to provide a £5.5bn package of support for 12 months after April, compared with the £18bn it will have provided by the time the initial bailout expires
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City News: B&M, Greggs and Next provide investors with some Christmas cheer
Bargain hunters looking to stretch budgets helped B&M and Greggs, while Next raised profit forecasts following better-than-expected festive trading.
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Increasing costs of production hit profits at Cathedral City owner Saputo Dairy UK
The supplier also saw a slump in demand for its lucrative dairy ingredients business