Cost of living insight and opinion – Page 6
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Comment & OpinionScotland aside, supermarkets are ahead of the curve on period poverty
The likes of Morrisons, Waitrose and Co-op are outpacing policymakers on access to period products
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Why aren’t supermarkets’ free meals for kids nutritionally fit for purpose?
Many participating supermarkets’ items are packed with ultra-processed meat products, says Will Breakey of Dr Will’s
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Beyond Meat and Oatly could prove casualties of the cost of living crisis
Both brands are struggling to convert cash-strapped shoppers away from cheaper meat or dairy equivalents
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How supermarkets are helping to tackle holiday hunger this summer
Some grocers are offering free meals for kids, while others are donating to food banks and community groups
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Sustainable supply chains are even more vital in the cost of living crisis
It would be all too easy for suppliers to cut sustainability budgets, but this would be short-sighted, says Fairtrade Foundation CEO Michael Gidney
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Is the cost of living crisis good news for Greggs and its value-led proposition?
Will shoppers trade down to Greggs or will its target audience actually be worse affected?
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How brands are faring against private label in the cost of living crisis
Inflation is higher on private label than on brands, says Kieran South, senior vice-president of IRI
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Is it realistic for food brands to slash marketing in the cost of living crisis?
It’s clear businesses have a role to play in cutting costs, but some ideas present potential long-term concerns, says Les Brookes, CEO at Oliver Wight EAME
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Wasting food during a cost of living crisis is a black mark on our retail industry
Two million UK adults claim to have gone without food for a whole day because they couldn’t afford to eat, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio
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Demand is soaring for redistribution charities like FareShare. We need more support
People who would not have normally found themselves relying on help are now in queues for food banks, says Lindsay Boswell, CEO of FareShare
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Is criticism of supermarket bosses’ exorbitant bonuses amid cost of living crisis justified?
Because profits (and other more complex metrics) have exploded in the past year, performance compensations tied to those financial metrics ultimately grew at a higher rate too
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How much profit should food companies make during a cost of living crisis?
No single measure will solve this crisis but we must shift food business models in a better direction, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Hygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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Food charities should ditch low-quality processed food and focus on fresh, home-cooked meals
Food banks hand out too many low-quality products – but some organisations are thinking up innovative ways to get wholesome meals to those who need it, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Only a long-term food strategy for the UK can truly address the cost of living crisis
Sainsbury’s and Unilever this morning became the latest fmcg giants to warn margins will come under pressure from “unprecedented inflation”. And while Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts vowed the retailer would do everything it could to “keep delivering the best value for customers”, Unilever warned further price hikes were on the ...
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Hapless digital rollout of Healthy Start has failed the UK’s most vulnerable
Problems with digital rollouts have become par for the course over the pandemic
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Why loyalty and personalisation schemes will set supermarkets apart as inflation spirals
The retailers that will gain true competitive advantage will be those who create next-level, customer-first strategies, says Kieran South, SVP UK, IRI
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Waitrose must tackle the cost of living crisis too and free newspapers or free coffee isn’t the answer
“The biggest fall in living standards since records began and what are Waitrose customers getting upset about? A free newspaper”
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Defra must seize the opportunity to transform our food system for good
Government would be wrong to put the National Food Strategy on the backburner, says George Heler, founder of Eatlean and MD at Joseph Heler Cheese
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Supermarkets are powerless to prevent food price inflation but there's a how and a where
Supermarkets have done an amazing job of keeping price inflation in check for 60 years. They can’t afford to lose their grip
