Get ready for tomato-less pasta sauce and white pizza. Italian restaurants across Britain are having to ration tomatoes, increase prices and in some cases remove the pomodoro from their menus entirely as costs soar.more
Protesters today staged sit-ins in the egg aisles of Sainsbury’s supermarkets in London and cities across Britain in protest at the treatment of hens.more
A shortage of some fruit and vegetables could last until May, according to producers in one of the UK's biggest growing regions. The Lea Valley Growers Association said major UK growers were delaying planting some crops due to high energy costs.more
The price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years, new research for the BBC suggests. A standard 500g bag of pasta was 50p two years ago - now it's 95p.
We've been tracking the cost of a small basket of 15 everyday essentials. The total has gone up by £5.34 - from £15.79 in 2021 to £21.13 in 2023.more
British Environment Minister Therese Coffey has been accused of being "out of touch" after advising the country's people to "work more" if they can't afford food. The politician also suggested that due to the shortage of vegetables and fruits in stores, "it is worth switching to eating local and generally available turnips".more
The Chesterford Group's CEO says many prices are stabilising but there are additional costs still feeding through that are yet to be felt by customers seeking out the nation's favourite takeaway dish.more
After the restrictions related to the pandemic, customers of Poczta Polska can now send parcels to over 200 countries and territories - both in the form of correspondence, as well as documents or goods - the company announced. She pointed out that customs formalities must be completed when shipping to non-EU countries.more
According to data from the Central Register of Vehicles and Drivers, last year the number of registered passenger vehicles amounted to over 1.1 million, which means that it decreased by over 13% compared to 2021. In the case of new vehicles, this decrease amounted to less than 5%, and used vehicles – over 18%.more
Nearly 15,000 British retail jobs have already been cut since January in a “brutal start to the year” for the high street. A total of 14,874 retail job losses have been announced by companies so far, according to analysis from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR).more
There has been a shortage of eggs on our supermarket shelves for months and now there are concerns about a national shortage of tomatoes. People have been posting pictures of empty shelves at several supermarkets across the UK. One shopper in Cardiff on Saturday night said she had been to three different supermarkets and couldn't find any.
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Poultry-free McNuggets will be available in McDonald's restaurants next week. Only in Germany for now. Will plant-based snacks become part of the chain's permanent offer in other countries? It will depend on customer interest.more
A crackdown on unregulated buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes is set to protect around 10 million Britons from borrowing what they cannot afford to pay back, ministers said.more
Too many retail outlets in the Netherlands do not accept cash, making it difficult for some consumers to make purchases, the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) pointed out yesterday in a study on the matter. It added that the biggest problems with cash payments are found in cinemas.more
The UK’s annual inflation rate fell in January, continuing a decline to 10.1% from a peak of 11.1% in October. But households remain under pressure as prices continue to rise for a wide range of goods and services. Despite the fall in the headline reading, the price of many goods and services continued to rise at a much faster rate.more
Budget supermarket Aldi has said it is on the hunt for another 400 workers in London as its rapid expansion across the capital continues. The German-owned firm said it is looking for people of all levels of experience to fill roles across the region, with salaries of up to £63,000.more
The European Union, and in particular France and Belgium, is the largest importer of frogs' legs in the world, with fatal consequences for the world's population of these animals, reports the weekly "Spiegel".more