Sainsbury’s spends £220million to ‘keep prices low’ for customers January 21, 2024 Sainsbury’s will have forked out £220m to keep prices down for shoppers by the end of this financial year, according to its boss.
Shop price inflation drops to lowest level since October 2021 as retailers slash prices on TVs July 2, 2024 Retailers slashing prices on TVs to capitalise on the Euros helped push shop price inflation to its lowest level since October 2021.
Bin firm Biffa snaps up surplus food collectors Company Shop for £80m February 25, 2021 Waste disposal firm Biffa today said that it has bought surplus food group Company Shop for £82.5m. Company Shop, which describes itself as the country’s biggest surplus food firm, collects waste items and then redistributes them to its member organisations. Surplus produce can include production overruns, trial products, or produce that has been incorrectly labelled [...]
Wagamama launches new vegan ‘steak’ dish for Veganuary January 2, 2024 Wagamama has launched a new vegan 'steak' dish for Veganuary
Danone UK boss urges government to raise fat, sugar and salt taxes June 11, 2023 The UK boss of a major food firm has called on ministers to link VAT rates to the “health credentials” of products containing fat, salt and sugar, in the first example of such a demand coming from business rather than government. James Mayer, president of Danone UK & Ireland, which sells the Actimel yoghurt drink [...]
Cargill subsidiary facing huge class action over River Wye chicken farming pollution March 19, 2024 Leigh Day claims that the class action could grow to include tens of thousands of people (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
AgriDex selects L3COS and tokenisation for $9 trillion global food and agriculture marketplace March 10, 2021 Global food and agriculture industry supply chain platform AgriDex has selected L3COS to create its blockchain-based transparent marketplace.
Meet the founder turning wonky veg into one of Britain’s tastiest new businesses November 14, 2023 City A.M. finds out how one entrepreneur turned unwanted fruit and veg into a thriving and climate-friendly business.
Six amazing things to do in London this weekend July 25, 2024 The weather can’t decide what to deliver us this weekend, but regardless, there’s fun to be had across the capital, whether you’re cheering on the British Olympics with a pint in hand or testing the limits of how many chicken wings you can eat a festival devoted to them.
Grocery prices cool as government drafts supermarket price cap May 30, 2023 Food inflation cooled slightly in May as lower energy and commodity costs finally showed signs of filtering down to consumers. According to data by the British Retail Consortium, grocery inflation fell to 15.4 per cent in during the month, down from 15.7 per cent in April – but remained the second highest inflation rate in [...]