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Analysis & InsightFoodservice price inflation increases again
Food price inflation increased to 21.6% in May, on a year-on-year basis – just below the record high of 22.9% in December 2022, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index
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OpinionDiageo’s Ivan Menezes was a skilled operator as well as a humble leader
”You need a large Smirnoff and tonic. And fast.” These were pretty much the first words spoken to me by Ivan Menezes, Jim Armitage writes inThe Sunday Times.
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InterviewsBudweiser’s UK president: ‘I feel very lucky that people love beer’
Brian Perkins is steering the megabrewer through a major inflection point, taking the brand ‘beyond beer’ as it steers its way through headwinds
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OpinionPeter Martin: Making friends with farmers
A new initiative exploring ways for agriculture and hospitality to work more closely together could ease retail’s dominance of the food supply chain, Peter Martin argues
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Analysis & InsightFoodservice price inflation under 20% for first time in five months
There has been an easing in the price of key commodities, including dairy, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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NewsPrice of fish and chip takeaway up by a fifth
The average cost of the popular takeaway dish is now £9, with the price of oil, potatoes and battered fish having rocketed over the past 12 months
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Analysis & InsightFoodservice price inflation shows signs of easing
Food price inflation fell slightly year-on-year to 20.6% in February, but margin pressure for operators is still expected to increase this year, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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OpinionDavid Read: Scale, complexity and the hidden costs of CPUs
Many hospitality operators think they are running one business, when actually they are running two, David Read, founder and chairman at Prestige Purchasing argues
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NewsSir Ivan Menezes to retire as CEO of Diageo
During ten years in charge of the drinks group he has overseen an “outstanding period of change, growth and high performance”
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OpinionDavid Read: Hospitality’s role in the food revolution
The sector can play a major part in improving the food system’s impact on the natural world, Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman David Read argues
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Analysis & InsightThe seven reasons why our supermarket shelves are bare
With shortages on the shelves, The Sunday Times attempts to get under the skin of a supply chain gone wrong
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Analysis & InsightNo-alcohol volumes outstrip sales of low
The volume of no-alcohol drinks sold in the UK has increased by 21% since 2018, well ahead of the 1% increase in the low-alcohol category, according to data from drinks consultancy IWSR.
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Analysis & InsightFoodservice price inflation reaches 21.5%
All categories in the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded double-digit inflation, with the overall figure pushing past 20% for the first time in the Index’s history. But there are signs of inflation levelling off.
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NewsGail’s runs out of eggs
The upmarket chain is the latest chain to be hit by fallout from avian flu, according to The Telegraph
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NewsTimes are grim for both the chicken and the egg
The avian flu outbreak is not the only thing to blame for the current egg shortage, The FT reports
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NewsHeineken announces significant price hikes
The brewer has announced it will be increasing the price of its beer and cider by more than 15% after Christmas due to ‘unprecedented cost pressures’.
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NewsRestaurants set to be hit by supplier strike action
Businesses including Wagamama, PizzaExpress and KFC are facing the possibility of “severe disruption” to their supply chain after GMB launched a strike vote at Best Food Logistics.
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OpinionDavid Read: CPI may have peaked, but food inflation is still rising
Food costs will continue to rise well into 2023, warns David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing
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NewsFuller’s sees ‘significant increase’ in energy bills
The pub company expects its total gas and electricity costs in the current year to be around £18m against a prior year figure of £8m
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NewsFood price rises result of a ‘broken’ system
The pandemic, war, and climate crisis compounded a global food system that was already causing widespread food insecurity, the Guardian reports