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

Energy prices drove most of the record rises in inflation seen last month, but costs in supermarkets, restaurants and pubs also added to the pressure felt by households. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that inflation hit 9% in the ...

18 May 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Workplace parking levy must be scrapped or deferred, say business leaders

Business leaders have urged MSPs to scrap plans to give councils the power to introduce workplace parking charges ahead of a key vote on the issue. Scottish Conservatives are to bring a motion to annul the workplace parking levy (WPL) to Tuesday’s ...

18 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Scotland punching above its weight on food and drink export – report

Scotland was among three areas of the UK which saw the strongest recovery last year in response to the challenges of the pandemic and Brexit, according to new research. The report by the Food and Drink Federation found that Scotland’s recovery ...

09 May 2022 at 01:25

Another round of CO2 shortages possible, food and drink industry warns

Britain could face another round of CO2 shortages unless a new deal is struck to secure 60% of the UK’s supply, the food and drink industry has warned. A shortage developed in September after production was paused at two fertiliser factories ...

26 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Businesses need information on energy support ‘urgently’

Business groups have said they “urgently” need to know more about the Government’s promise that it will help them with bills. The Food and Drink Federation said that the support, announced last week, “is very welcome”, but the sector needs ...

14 Sept 2022 at 14:58

Scotland

Urgent action needed to support food and drink sector, Humza Yousaf told

First Minister Humza Yousaf is being challenged to take urgent action to support food and drinks firms during “challenging times”. Industry leaders at the Food and Drink Federation Scotland have written to Mr Yousaf making a series of key ...

24 Apr 2023 at 17:43

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

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

Food and farming chiefs have said they are “baffled” by suggestions from a boss of Tesco that some food firms may be using inflation as an excuse to increase prices further than necessary. It comes after John Allan, when asked by the ...

23 Jan 2023 at 11:35

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

The cost of food and drink has increased at its sharpest rate since 1980, with surges in the prices of many key items in the average household’s shopping basket. The rise in the cost of groceries has been accelerated by the war in ...

19 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Typical shopping basket contains third less salt than in 2015 – Kantar

Food and drink manufacturers have reduced salt by a third, and sugar and calories by a quarter in a typical shopping basket since 2015, according to a study. Member firms of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) now contribute 33% ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Fantastic to see junk food ad bans at last, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has said it is “fantastic to finally see action” after the Government confirmed plans for a pre-watershed ban on adverts for junk food products. On Thursday, Labour confirmed it ...

13 Sept 2024 at 14:07

Scotland

Scotland’s food and drink sector at ‘pivotal moment’, ministers told

Confidence in Scotland’s food and drink sector fell in the final months of last year – with ministers being told the “world-class” industry is at a “pivotal moment”. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) claimed the sector is ...

09 Apr 2025 at 11:23

Food firms slash salt and sugar by nearly a third – report

Food firms have cut salt and sugar levels in their products by nearly a third over the past decade, according to a report. But UK manufacturers across the sector are calling for more funding and “bold action” to help drive ...

17 Jun 2025 at 09:39

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