Who’s to Blame for Food Price Hikes – Supermarkets or Rachel Reeves?

Who’s to blame for food price hikes – supermarkets or Rachel Reeves?

The retail giants point the finger at the chancellor’s business tax rises as food inflation jumps to 4.4 per cent – so, asks James Moore, are they right, and will mortgages and petrol pump prices be next?

Voices: Who’s to blame for food price hikes – supermarkets or Rachel Reeves?

Costs filtering through as food inflation jumps in May – RetailWit

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has responded to the latest CPI inflation figures, which show headline inflation remaining at 3.4% and food inflation rising to 4.4%. Kris Hamer, the British Retail Consortium’s director of insight, said: “Headline inflation held at 3.4% as higher bills and… This story continues at Costs filtering through as food inflation jumps in May Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Surging vegetables and meat prices lift food inflation to 4.4% y/y in May 2025

The latest update on South Africa’s food inflation showed a further acceleration as vegetables and meat prices quickened in May 2025. South Africa’s annual food inflation jumped again by 1.1 percentage points (ppts) from the previous month to 4.4% year-on-year (y/y) in May 2025. However, monthly food inflation slowed to 1.2% month-on-month (m/m) in May […] The post Surging vegetables and meat prices lift food inflation to 4.4% y/y in May 2025 ap…

Costs filtering through as food inflation jumps in May