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Food inflation jumps to 18.2 percent with vegetables a key culprit
Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is on the rise again, jumping by 1.4 percent between January and February 2023.
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Food inflation rises for 17th month in a row
The Office for National Statistics has said that food inflation reached 16.9 percent in December 2022, with milk, cheese and eggs being particularly affected.
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Many in the UK “can’t afford to boil” potatoes as cost-of-living crisis worsens, supermarket boss claims
Food bank users are saying no to many root vegetables “because they can’t afford to boil them”, says Iceland's MD.
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Inflation hits hard: why we’re losing customers to food banks
The UK inflation rate has risen to its highest in 30 years, and prices of everyday essentials are on the up, so what does this mean for the citizens of the fifth richest country in the world?
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The morning after
With low-alcohol drink culture on the rise, hangover-free ‘alcosynth’ could be a game changer, giving a long-neglected industry a shot at redemption.
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Labour and the role of automation in food safety
The UK food industry has always relied more on manual labour than our European competitors. Now the UK has to start taking automation seriously if it is to compete effectively in world markets. Rob Chester, Managing Director of Food for NSF International in the UK, considers the implications for food…
