According to the latest data from Which?, Lidl was the cheapest of the UK supermarkets, with shoppers paying, on average, £23.55 for a basket of 18 popular grocery items at Lidl – £1.05 cheaper than rival discounter Aldi.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published a Trade and Investment Strategy that it claims will help “strengthen choice and affordability for UK households at a time of rising inflation.”
Bakery ingredients company AB Mauri will expand its delivery of technical solutions to food manufacturing sectors outside of bakery, as it introduces four new executive appointments to support the expansion.
Barnsley Council has introduced a high fat salt or sugar (HFSS) policy that restricts so called unhealthy food and drink advertising at council owned or leased sites.
According to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), UK food inflation accelerated to 4.3% in May, the highest inflation rate since April 2012.
Asda has announced the expansion of its grocery delivery partnership with Uber Eats, adding 88 additional stores to the app across the UK.