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Japanese seafood imports from Russia reached a record $1.2 billion in 2022, the highest since 1992, according to Japanese finance ministry data published today. Part of the reason for this high score is Russia's greater catch in the waters around the disputed islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.more

Brits may have to bid farewell to the classic roast, as British roast chicken is the latest supermarket item hit with supply issues. Poultry bosses say the industry is at “breaking point”, as producers are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the cost of getting the item on the shelves.more

"Look through your drawers because you can be rich without even knowing it," wrote the Belgian daily Le Soir, reporting that some old mobile phones have become collector's items and can cost up to 40,000 for them. euro.more

The prices of ready meals, coffee and canned products are rising sharply in the UK, according to the latest price index compiled by the BRC-NielsenIQ group. Overall food inflation hit a record high of 15.7% in April. - despite a noticeable drop in wholesale prices.more

The Coronation of King Charles III is set to prove a bumper weekend for the UK’s pubs and bars. more

The Australian government has banned the sale of e-cigarettes outside of pharmacies, with this also applying to cartridges that do not contain nicotine, Health Minister Mark Butler announced. Electronic cigarettes with flavors, colors and shapes appealing to the youngest customers will also not be on free sale, Reuters reported today.more

Picking up a sandwich, crisps and drink meal deal when you're out and about used to guarantee a bargain lunch. more

Germany is experiencing a nationwide shortage of antibiotics, the Bild newspaper portal reported yesterday, summarizing the results of a survey conducted in all German states. Pharmacy shelves are empty, and there is no end in sight to the shortage - especially for children's drugs.more

Italian restaurant chain Prezzo will shut a third of its restaurants after being hit by rising costs for pizza and pasta ingredients and energy. The group said closing the 46 loss-making sites will put 810 staff at risk of redundancy.more

In the first quarter of this year The police recorded a record number of shopliftings, according to police statistics. Almost 12.6 thousand were received. applications, the most in eleven years.more

More than half of low income households in the UK are in the dark about bargain broadband deals, according to a new report by communications regulator Ofcom. more

Some UK supermarkets have started limiting purchases of peppers as stocks run low.more

Tesco is to launch its first ever pub in central London as part of its celebrations to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The supermarket will open pop-up The King in the Castle in Cowcross Street, Farringdon, from midday to 11pm next Thursday and Friday (May 4 and 5).more

Households across the UK are continuing to struggle with their weekly food shops as millions face double-digit inflation. Rising costs are largely being driven by stubbornly high food and drink costs, which have risen at their fastest rate in 45 years, according to figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Lidl has won a High Court battle against Tesco over the rival supermarket's use of a yellow circle logo. more

A trio of telecoms firms have been accused of overcharging hundreds of thousands of landline-only customers by almost £200m, according to research. Economists at Fideres argue that almost 600,000 UK landline-only customers have been charged “excessive” prices since 2009.more

Uber Eats customers in central London will be given the option to order takeaways in reusable and returnable containers in an eco-friendly trial.more

The dispute over Ukrainian grain shows how much the Brussels Eurocracy does not understand the Eastern European Member States and that if it does not change its approach, it may even lead to the collapse of the European Union, says Prof. Andrew Tettenborn from Swansea University.more

The cost of British food staples such as cheese, white bread and porridge oats have soared – with one brand of cheddar increasing by 80 per cent in one year. more

According to the latest public opinion survey, in four out of five Poles, the current situation, related to the increase in prices in stores, evokes negative emotions, such as anger, fear, fear or hatred. Consumers quite often blame politicians for high prices in stores. They are much less likely to blame retail chains, manufacturers or suppliers for it.more

Supermarket shoppers have long been on the lookout for yellow stickers placed on cut-price products at the end of the aisle that are approaching their best-before date.more

Prices in Germany are rising, largely due to sugar. Its price in Europe is now noticeably higher than on the world market, for which the EU is partly to blame, the portal of the daily "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" analyzes today.more

Sainsbury's has followed its rival Tesco in cutting the price of its milk. The supermarket said it was reducing the price of its four-pint own brand bottle to £1.55 on Thursday, after Tesco did the same on Wednesday.more

Poland is already the third player in the European Union when it comes to exporting chocolate. Sweets are produced in Poland by global corporations, but dispersed Polish companies are also playing an increasingly important role - we read in today's edition of "Rzeczpospolita".more

In March, inflation in Hungary amounted to 25.2 percent. and is the highest in the entire European Union. Compared to February, the indicators fell only slightly, according to data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).more