Numbers you need to know
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Meat bites back
Regenuary is a provocative alternative to Veganuary. But can it encourage a more nuanced debate about ‘better’ meat? David Burrows reports. In the past couple of years Veganuary has hogged the headlines as Brits promise to give up meat and… Read More
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Food and beverage inflation low but pricing uncertainty looms
The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index indicates a 12-month low in pricing ahead of major supply chain disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. Foodservice pricing reached its lowest point for 12 months in February 2020 with the majority of food and… Read More
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Foodservice prices falling as inflationary pressures ease
New edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals a month-on-month drop in prices in eight of ten food and drink categories in September 2019. Foodservice prices may be stabilising after three years of steady inflation, according to the… Read More
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Footprint Five: the September stories and statistics you might have missed
From farmers fighting back to the plummeting price of eggs, here’s David Burrows’ round-up of the news that may have escaped your attention last month Don’t diss dairy. The health benefits of dairy products are “easy to demonstrate” and most… Read More
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Beverage inflation pushes Foodservice Price Index to new record high
New edition of the exclusive market measure from CGA and Prestige Purchasing also reveals that food price inflation is levelling off in the month leading up to Brexit. The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded a colossal 21.6% year-on-year increase… Read More
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9.8% inflation as Foodservice Price Index hits all-time high
After tracking at above-average levels since May 2018, the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing has reached the highest point of year on year inflation since its inception The Fish category of the Foodservice Price Index saw another… Read More
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Oils, fats and fish drive inflation as buyers anxiously await Brexit
Oils, fats and fish continue to trade at prices over 25% higher than last year, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals. Recent falls in the hot beverages category have meanwhile corrected, while… Read More
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Meat prices drop but Bread and Cereals rise after hot summer
The level of Foodservice Price inflation has reduced by a third, as Meat prices fall in the short term whilst Breads & Cereals reflect harsh summer. Overall inflation in the foodservice sector dropped in August 2018 due to a fall… Read More
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Food and drink inflation continues to rise in the sector reaching its highest level in 2018
Sugar tax, fishing quotas and tariffs among a host of issues identified by the new CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. Volatility in key food and drink categories including soft drinks and fish are fuelling inflation in the foodservice supply chain,… Read More
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Foodservice price inflation dips to pre-referendum levels in early 2018
Foodservice price inflation dropped back to 0.5% in February 2018—the lowest point since the EU referendum. That is the headline finding of the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The vote to leave the EU in June… Read More