insight – Page 35
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Analysis and FeaturesPipeline cracks push up oil & gas prices
Electricity and gas prices continued to rise in the UK
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Analysis and FeaturesChristmas 33 basket reveals soaring cost of traditional fare
Our Christmas basket cost 1.14% more this year at £127.63 compared with £126.19 in 2016
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Comment and OpinionThe true cost of 'cheap' food: a commanding statistic
Reports about food grab the headlines each week, some predictable, some spurious, some dubious
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Comment and OpinionChristmas is coming… and dinner’s getting pricier
Feeding a family of eight will cost 16% more than last year
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Analysis and FeaturesFestive choc boxes see price increases and shrinkflation
The annual national obsession with the price of festive chocolates kicked off this week
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Comment and OpinionFind alternatives to plastic, now
Action needs to be taken to ensure that the amount of plastic used, where not essential, is dramatically cut
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Analysis and FeaturesAutumn Budget 2017: the food & drink industry reacts
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced his Autumn Budget, unveiling an increase to the national living wage, an April switch to CPI for business rates - and a surprise freeze in beer duty. Here’s how key industry bodies and companies have reacted.
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat impact will Scottish MUP have on the drinks trade?
How will minimum pricing hierarchies be affected in Scotland – and the rest of the UK? And who will benefit?
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Analysis and FeaturesAsda cuts average savings as it ramps up promo levels
Asda is getting festive as it ramps up deals on confectionery, biscuits and snacks ahead of Christmas
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Analysis and FeaturesRising import and labour costs drive up price of fruit
Pineapple was one of the big risers in this week’s Grocer 33, and exclusive research by The Grocer shows it’s not alone
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Analysis and FeaturesApple shortage continues to hit juice and concentrate prices
Apple juice prices remain on the rise as shortages in Poland continue
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Analysis and FeaturesAmple supplies push UK pork prices down
Pigs in blankets shouldn’t cost the earth this Christmas, thanks to a drop in the price of pork over the past two months
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Analysis and FeaturesUK beef prices pushed up by weak pound and fewer slaughterings
UK beef prices have risen due to a drop in cattle slaughterings and a weaker pound…
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Grocer 33Cheapest Bacardi helps Asda stay on its winning streak
Asda beat all comers this week, including guest retailer Iceland
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy supply shortages see average price rise reach 5%
Brits are facing surging prices across supermarket dairy aisles as supply shortages bite
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Analysis and FeaturesCost hikes looming for balsamic vinegar
Makers of balsamic vinegar are facing potentially massive cost rises following weak grape harvests in Mediterranean Europe
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarkets slash booze deals as overall promos fall
A cutback on booze deals drove a significant drop in promotional activity across the mults last month
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Analysis and FeaturesApple juice squeezed by poor Polish crop
Fruit juice manufacturers are facing surging prices for apple juice concentrate due to a shortage of apples in Poland
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Analysis and FeaturesPolystyrene driven up by rising input costs
Polystyrene prices have risen due to tightening supplies of feedstock styrene after factory outages hit production
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Analysis and FeaturesPrice inflation at mults hits highest level for five years
The Grocer Price Index jumped from 2.4% to 2.9% in the month to 1 October