Cold storage electricity bill doubles in a year, CCF report finds
Electricity spend for the UK’s cold storage facilities has more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, a new report published by the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has found.
Supermarket sales see growth as food inflation hits 9.9%
Supermarket sales were up by 0.1% over the latest 12 weeks, the first time the market has been in growth since April 2021, whilst grocery price inflation hit the second highest level ever recorded by Kantar.
Government must do more to support UK food and drink sector, says FDF
Chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said that the industry “cannot be taken for granted” as manufacturers have been “relentlessly squeezed by the pandemic and its impacts, and now by the crisis in Ukraine.”
Amazon Fresh will price-match Tesco products to entice customers
Amazon’s online grocery shop has announced it will price-match hundreds of Tesco products, in a bid to attract more customers amid soaring food inflation.
M&S removes ‘best before’ labels in bid to tackle food waste
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to ditch ‘best before’ dates on a range of fruit and vegetable products across its UK stores.
EU deal with New Zealand exposes potential flaws in UK arrangements, say UK farmers
Chris Southworth, director of the International Chamber of Commerce, has agreed with UK farmers that New Zealand’s latest trade deal with the EU exposed difficulties in the UK’s trading relationships with both the EU and New Zealand.