All Cost of living crisis articles
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News‘Cost of farming squeeze’ flagged as Iran conflict pushes up costs
The farming consultancy has released new data showing so-called agflation is up 7.6% annually, more than double that of the national inflation rate of 3% and food inflation at 3.2%
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Category ReportHow budget beauty brands are winning share
Savvy shoppers are no longer ashamed to buy budget items
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NewsAldi encourages shoppers to donate petfood during ‘National Pet Month’
The discounter is marking ‘National Pet Month’, a campaign co-ordinated by trade bodies UK Pet Food and the National Office of Animal Health, by calling for donations throughout April
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NewsSupermarket bosses demand ‘bonfire’ of legislation in war crisis talks
CEOs and other top brass from most of the major supermarkets met Chancellor Rachel Reeves and senior officials in Downing Street yesterday to discuss the response to the crisis
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NewsThe Bread and Butter Thing founder named new boss of of FoodCycle charity
Game, founder of affordable food clubs charity The Bread and Butter Thing, will join FoodCycle in mid-April
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NewsFood bosses call for government intervention as inflation forecast skyrockets
Today the FDF released a revised forecast predicting food inflation could rise at more than triple the rate it was predicting in September
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NewsIran war sparks fears of food redistribution ‘crisis’
Leading charities told The Grocer that the redistribution sector was staring at a ‘cliff-edge’
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NewsEaster spending trumps inflation fears, but shoppers set to cut back
Increases to the price of Easter eggs buoyed grocery spend, but Brits will likely begin to cut back amid inflation fears, Worldpanel by Numerator warned in its latest market share data for March
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NewsIceland Foods offers parents £5 free shopping in Easter holidays loyalty promotion
Any shopper who receives school holiday meal vouchers will be able to redeem an additional free £5 top-up when spending the vouchers in Iceland or Food Warehouse stores
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ProfilesThe Bread and Butter Thing CEO Vic Harper on community, finances and yellow stickers
‘Rising food costs, insecure work, housing changes or sudden life events can quickly destabilise families’
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NewsTesco invests £200m in above‑inflation hourly pay rise
Tesco has invested over £200m in its latest pay rise, with an above-inflation increase of 5.1% for hourly-paid colleagues
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Comment & OpinionCould Iran war prompt a supermarket to introduce national fuel pricing?
High fuel prices and huge variances in the same town don’t add up
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NewsCMA to demand data from retailers to probe fuel pricing behaviour
Retailers have been put on notice that requirements to supply revenue, costs and sales data will be brought forward for profitability analysis
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NewsFuel Finder data reveals Britain’s priciest forecourt as oil majors push through rises
BP-branded Exeter forecourt charges 27% more than the UK average, Reeves warns against fuel price exploitation
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s first manufacturer to eliminate all edible food waste
Charlie Bigham’s said it had developed a number of pioneering processes to eliminate food waste
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NewsTesco staff in £134m share ‘windfall’
Tesco said its staff shareholders would make on average between £5,000 and £8,000 each from their options
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NewsReeves rejects calls to scrap fuel duty rises despite Middle East oil surge
The plan to gradually reverse the fuel duty cut extended in the autumn budget, and return fuel duty to pre‑March 2022 levels, remains in place
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NewsShop price inflation eases amid fierce retailer competition
Ambient food inflation dropped to its lowest level for four years in February, according to the latest BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor
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NewsTesco revamps ‘every little helps’ message with new slogan
The supermarket said the new slogan would show how Tesco was there to help the nation get the groceries they need and much more
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NewsAldi extends partnership with food surplus charity The Bread and Butter Thing
The partnership allows Aldi suppliers to donate products that are good to eat but cannot be sold in stores for reasons such as labelling errors or damaged packaging