All Product prices articles – Page 7
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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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Category Report
Healthier snacking trends 2024: What nuts and seeds needs
Whitworths is lobbying the government to add dried fruit, nuts & seeds to 5 a day guidance but consumer education is also needed
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Comment & Opinion
Government refused inflation-linked CPIs for school dinners. How is that fair?
What does the government want? To keep price inflation to a minimum through effective competition? Or to keep farmers afloat in their hour of need?
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Comment & Opinion
Foka Wolf takes on Tesco with satirical pricing pranks
The Birmingham-based artist has set his sights on Tesco with two new works
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News
Brexit border delays avoided but businesses remain in the dark over costs
New ITV figures suggest border control costs could add more than £8 a month to the average food shop in the UK
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Comment & 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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KVI Tracker
Orange juice prices hit record highs amid supply constraints
The orange juice market is experience a significant squeeze
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KVI Tracker
Refined olive oil sees successive price rises as supply crisis grows
Refined olive oil prices are now edging closer to extra virgin olive oil prices
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KVI Tracker
Coffee prices hit new highs over fears of global shortages
Unseasonable weather in Vietnam and Brazil is causing coffee prices to hike
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News
Vegetable oil prices under pressure as UK rapeseed oil production plunges
UK rapeseed oil production has been in decline for the past two years
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News
Supermarket booze prices continue to climb despite duty freeze
Some branded lines have seen price hikes of more than 40%
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Comment & Opinion
Defending margins while earning volume growth won’t be easy
Retailers aren’t in the mood to wave through another round of pricing, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Category Report
Ambient and canned trends 2024: Hanging in the balance
Brands are weighing up their future as the scales tip in favour of cheaper own-label cans. How can they win back thrifty shoppers?
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Comment & Opinion
GSCOP needs an overhaul to properly protect fmcg suppliers
In GSCOP there remain loopholes that enable retailers to wreak havoc with suppliers, says Karen Green, author of Buyer-ology
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Category Report
Personal care & beauty trends 2024: Brands fight the ‘dupe’ boom
Beauty brands are losing out to lower priced ‘dupes’ and own label. How can they salvage sales?
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News
Brexit controls could hinder healthy eating efforts, logistics boss warns
New import controls on EU fresh produce entering the country, set to roll out at the end of the month, would result in less availability and higher prices of fruit & veg
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Comment & Opinion
Minimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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Comment & Opinion
Panic! New Brexit border checks causing food industry angst
On Wednesday, the government finally revealed how much it is charging businesses for importing goods from the EU into the country to help fund new border controls.
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News
Brexit import charges will ‘cripple the industry and drive up food prices’
The government has set out how much companies will have to pay to import foods from the EU
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Profiles
James Cadbury on chocolate, greenwashing and Dragons’ Den
From a River Island stockroom to his own chocolate empire, James outlines his sweet tooth for success