Greencore revels in rising revenues powered by food-to-go services and acquisitions May 24, 2022 Convenience food manufacturer Greencore Group has enjoyed a 33.6 per cent boost in revenues, according to its latest half-year update.
Cranswick cooks revenue above £2bn for first time as the food firm weathers supply and labour storm May 24, 2022 UK food producer Cranswick cooked up a revenue above £2bn for the first time, with adjusted group operating margin maintained at seven per cent.
The government should look beyond a windfall tax to see the merit of insulation May 24, 2022 Labour leader Keir Starmer taunted the prime minister at the dispatch box last week, gloating that a windfall tax – the flagship proposal from the opposition to cut down energy bills – was now “inevitable”. Such confidence from Starmer is not unearned, as it has been fuelled by a litany of u-turns from Boris Johnson’s [...]
Safe as houses? The inflation-busting benefits of investing in property May 23, 2022 Real estate assets can generate significant returns for investors, with cash flows keeping up with (and in some cases exceeding) inflation levels. Although residential property can be a sound investment, it is also one of life’s essentials. Everyone needs somewhere to live. It is this basic human necessity that is the reason why housing is [...]
Boris Johnson says new package to fight cost-of-living crisis is coming: ‘No option is off the table’ May 23, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this afternoon that “no option is off the table” to deal with the rising cost of living but added “I’m not attracted, intrinsically, to new taxes” in response to pressure to introduce a windfall levy on oil and gas firms. Johnson insisted there would be further help to deal with [...]
Johnson could use the meal deal moratorium to finally find some values May 23, 2022 A week ago the government announced that it was delaying the introduction of a ban on so-called BOGOF (buy one, get one free) offers on food and drink high in salt, fat or sugar. The prohibition, intended to help reduce overconsumption and therefore obesity, was deferred, according to the Department of Health and Social Care, [...]
EON boss warns 40 per cent of its customers face fuel poverty this winter May 22, 2022 EON's boss warns million more customers could be living in fuel poverty this winter, if the government doesn't step in to provide more help.
Which?: Food prices climb a fifth in just two years May 21, 2022 Prices for some of the UK’s most loved grocery items have soared over the last two years, a new study has revealed. Supermarkets have hiked the price of 265 lines by more than a fifth, with Tesco raising the price of household favourtie Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut 21.4 per cent and Sainsbury’s lifting Warburtons’ four-seeded thin [...]
Johnson: Can’t ‘magic away’ cost of living problems but UK will draw on ‘fiscal firepower’ May 20, 2022 Boris Johnson has said the government will have to draw upon its “fiscal firepower” to get through the cost of living crisis, but there is no way he can “magic away” the problem. Speaking at a conference in Wales today, the prime minister said Britain will “get through” its current problems, marked by a 40-year [...]
Chancellor urged to cut household bills by £200 with ‘retrofit revolution’ May 20, 2022 A group of the UK’s most senior housing figures have called for a "retrofit revolution" to cut down household bills.