Brexit: Food prices will not be a mere ‘bump in the road’
4 years ago

Brexit: Food prices will not be a mere ‘bump in the road’

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Minister reveals alarming drop in British food exports to EU since Brexit
2 days, 19 hours ago

Minister reveals alarming drop in British food exports to EU since Brexit

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31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election
6 months ago

31%: The surge in food prices irking voters in the UK election

Al Jazeera  

The cost of living is a key issue in an election expected to end 14 years of Conservative Party governance. While inflation has finally returned to the central bank’s target of 2 percent after hitting double-digit highs in 2022 and 2023, people are still paying much more for essentials, including food, than they were just a few years ago. Food …

Customer's pricey lunch bill sends foodies into a meltdown after he reveals 'outrageous' cost of two cheese sandwiches and two Pepsis at a 'bog standard pub' - so would you pay it?
6 months, 1 week ago

Customer's pricey lunch bill sends foodies into a meltdown after he reveals 'outrageous' cost of two cheese sandwiches and two Pepsis at a 'bog standard pub' - so would you pay it?

Daily Mail  

A pub diner's pricey lunch bill has sent the internet into a meltdown after he shared a snap of his bank-breaking receipt for two sandwiches and two fizzy drinks. Leigh fumed that he and his wife don't eat out in pubs much, but he was shocked at the price of two cheese sandwiches, two portions of fries and two Pepsis. …

Food inflation eases as price of meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits fell last month, ONS says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Food inflation eases as price of meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits fell last month, ONS says

Daily Mail  

The pace of UK food inflation fell to the lowest annual rate since November 2021 in March, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Overall, prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks increased by 4 per cent in the year to March, down from 5 per cent in the year to February, the ONS said. The ONS data showed …

Fears of rising energy bills and a costly Christmas lead consumers to cut back
1 year, 2 months ago

Fears of rising energy bills and a costly Christmas lead consumers to cut back

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One in seven people in UK going hungry because they can’t afford to eat
1 year, 6 months ago

One in seven people in UK going hungry because they can’t afford to eat

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How much profit are UK supermarkets making amid the cost crisis?
1 year, 6 months ago

How much profit are UK supermarkets making amid the cost crisis?

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Tesco boss says food prices could start to ease
1 year, 6 months ago

Tesco boss says food prices could start to ease

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Brexit has cost UK households £250 in higher food bills, experts claim
1 year, 7 months ago

Brexit has cost UK households £250 in higher food bills, experts claim

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Inflation falls to lowest level in over a year - but food prices remain high
1 year, 7 months ago

Inflation falls to lowest level in over a year - but food prices remain high

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UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check
1 year, 7 months ago

UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check

Associated Press  

LONDON — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though elevated food prices meant it didn’t fall as much as anticipated. “The rate of inflation fell notably as the large energy price rises seen last year were not repeated this April, but was offset partially by increases in …

Food prices set to come back down soon, supermarket chiefs promise
1 year, 7 months ago

Food prices set to come back down soon, supermarket chiefs promise

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Supermarket bosses are said to have told Rishi Sunak’s government that food price inflation has already peaked and costs to the consumer will start to fall in the coming months. It comes after the Bank of England food price pressures had proved more “sticky” than expected as UK inflation remains “stubbornly high”. Top supermarkets assured chief secretary to the Treasury …

UK’s most affordable supermarket revealed
1 year, 9 months ago

UK’s most affordable supermarket revealed

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Egg crisis hits as grocery price inflation soars to record 17.1%
1 year, 10 months ago

Egg crisis hits as grocery price inflation soars to record 17.1%

The Independent  

Grocery prices have sky-rocketed by a record 17.1 per cent compared to a year ago, according to new research which underlines that the cost of living crisis is far from over. Analysts at the firm looked at grocery inflation, or rising prices, in the four weeks to 19 February and found a 17.1 per cent rise when compared with the …

Low-fat milk and olive oil top list of increased prices for everyday items
1 year, 10 months ago

Low-fat milk and olive oil top list of increased prices for everyday items

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Tesco chairman ‘living in parallel universe’ warn producers in food pricing row
1 year, 11 months ago

Tesco chairman ‘living in parallel universe’ warn producers in food pricing row

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How everyday food items have risen in price in the past 12 months
1 year, 11 months ago

How everyday food items have risen in price in the past 12 months

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Christmas mood dampened as concerns over food costs grow
2 years ago

Christmas mood dampened as concerns over food costs grow

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How everyday food items have risen in price in the past year
2 years ago

How everyday food items have risen in price in the past year

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Brexit has added more than £200 to UK household food bills, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Brexit has added more than £200 to UK household food bills, study finds

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Brexit has cost UK households more than £5.8bn in higher food bills, according to new research linking Britain’s exit from the EU to soaring inflation. The experts based at the London School of Economics said their analysis confirmed that Brexit alone had increased UK food prices by 6 per cent. Over the two years to the end of 2021, Brexit …

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter
2 years, 1 month ago

Food inflation surges to 12.4% amid predictions of ‘increasingly bleak’ winter

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Brexit’s stark impact on UK food prices confirmed
2 years, 1 month ago

Brexit’s stark impact on UK food prices confirmed

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Brexit has added 6 per cent to UK food prices, a Bank of England official has said as inflation hit a 41-year high. Dr Swati Dhingra also said British workers had taken a 2 per cent real terms cut in their wages due to the UK’s departure from the EU, as members of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee appeared before …

UK food prices set to rise further as farmers face ‘hammering’, MPs told
2 years, 1 month ago

UK food prices set to rise further as farmers face ‘hammering’, MPs told

The Independent  

Britain's food production faces a "hammering" with the worst conditions for farmers "in living memory" likely to push up prices even more over the next year, farming chiefs have told MPs. Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union told the House of Commons environment and food committee that huge rises in input costs were "driving massive problems" across all …

UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise
2 years, 2 months ago

UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

Associated Press  

LONDON — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents. “In today’s society, I find that completely unacceptable.” Hunt this week told the House of Commons that the government would …

How everyday food items have risen in price in the past 12 months
2 years, 2 months ago

How everyday food items have risen in price in the past 12 months

The Independent  

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Food inflation hits record level as prices rise 10.6% in a year
2 years, 3 months ago

Food inflation hits record level as prices rise 10.6% in a year

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UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash
2 years, 4 months ago

UK food prices rise at fastest rate since global financial crash

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Tesco and Morrisons hit by ‘shrinkflation’ as ready meals cut by 50g while prices go up
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesco and Morrisons hit by ‘shrinkflation’ as ready meals cut by 50g while prices go up

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UK inflation surges to new 40-year high of 9.4%
2 years, 5 months ago

UK inflation surges to new 40-year high of 9.4%

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Lurpak at £9.35 a tub, no pet food in Tesco: Congratulations Leavers, you’ve got the Brexit you always wanted!
2 years, 6 months ago

Lurpak at £9.35 a tub, no pet food in Tesco: Congratulations Leavers, you’ve got the Brexit you always wanted!

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Cost of food ‘major future concern for three quarters of UK consumers’
2 years, 7 months ago

Cost of food ‘major future concern for three quarters of UK consumers’

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How cost crisis has affected your Tesco shopping basket as food prices surge 20% in two months
2 years, 7 months ago

How cost crisis has affected your Tesco shopping basket as food prices surge 20% in two months

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Rising cost of food will push more families to food banks, say charities
2 years, 7 months ago

Rising cost of food will push more families to food banks, say charities

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UK ‘unprepared’ for soaring food prices and shortages from Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

UK ‘unprepared’ for soaring food prices and shortages from Ukraine war

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Meat in supermarkets, beer and wine in pubs – what is getting more expensive?
2 years, 7 months ago

Meat in supermarkets, beer and wine in pubs – what is getting more expensive?

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Food prices to surge further as farmers ditch fertiliser due to soaring costs
2 years, 7 months ago

Food prices to surge further as farmers ditch fertiliser due to soaring costs

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Johnson’s plan to slash food tariffs would make little difference to grocery bills, analysis suggests
2 years, 8 months ago

Johnson’s plan to slash food tariffs would make little difference to grocery bills, analysis suggests

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Brexit has caused UK food prices to rise 6% as cost of living crisis deepens, study says
2 years, 8 months ago

Brexit has caused UK food prices to rise 6% as cost of living crisis deepens, study says

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UK ‘sleepwalking’ towards food shortages, farmers warn
2 years, 8 months ago

UK ‘sleepwalking’ towards food shortages, farmers warn

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‘No food and no money until Monday’: one family’s descent into poverty in cost crisis Britain
2 years, 9 months ago

‘No food and no money until Monday’: one family’s descent into poverty in cost crisis Britain

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What’s driving up food prices worldwide?
2 years, 10 months ago

What’s driving up food prices worldwide?

Al Jazeera  

The UN’s food agency warns that higher prices are putting people in developing countries at risk. The United Nations food agency has warned that higher prices are putting people at risk – especially those living in developing countries – while politicians in rich countries are scrambling for solutions amid growing discontent. In Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Pacific there …

UK food bills will soar if Russia invades Ukraine, experts warn
2 years, 11 months ago

UK food bills will soar if Russia invades Ukraine, experts warn

The Telegraph  

A Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens to cause UK grocery bills to rocket further as experts warn conflict and sanctions would severely disrupt the supply of grains from the “breadbasket of Europe”. Analysts at Rabobank warned that an invasion could cause wheat prices to double and impact half of Ukrainian grains production, putting more pressure on UK food prices as …

Brexit has worsened UK supply chain crisis, government’s spending watchdog says
3 years, 2 months ago

Brexit has worsened UK supply chain crisis, government’s spending watchdog says

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Brexit to blame for fast-food chicken shortages as ministers fail to help, industry says
3 years, 4 months ago

Brexit to blame for fast-food chicken shortages as ministers fail to help, industry says

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Raab denies claims from Tesco that food prices will rise
4 years ago

Raab denies claims from Tesco that food prices will rise

The Telegraph  

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has insisted that a no-deal Brexit will not cause food prices to surge after Tesco’s chairman warned the political deadlock risks triggering a 5pc rise and other retailers warned of a £3bn tariffs hit. He sought to allay fears of tariffs and border disruption hitting groceries, saying the Government did not “recognise” Tesco chairman John Allan’s …

Brexit nostalgia about the countryside is based on a past that never existed
4 years, 1 month ago

Brexit nostalgia about the countryside is based on a past that never existed

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