All Suppliers articles – Page 3
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NewsFood inflation at highest level in decade
Grocery inflation reached 5.2% last month – the biggest increase since April 2012, according to figures by Kantar, putting extra pressure on consumer spending
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NewsCosta Coffee makes 2040 net zero carbon pledge
As well as reaching net zero within the next 18 years, the coffee chain has also pledged to halve the coffee emissions it produces per coffee by 2030
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OpinionFive new things to consider when menu planning in 2022
David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing sets out how inflation will impact menu design in the year ahead
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NewsFood inflation reaches 3.5%
Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector reached 3.5% in December 2021, with further rises expected to come, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
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Opinion‘Inflation is flying – it’s time to up menu prices’
Leaving prices in an attempt to maintain demand in the short term will leave a permanent hole in margin when inflation drops back, says David Read, founder and chairman, Prestige Purchasing
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OpinionMuddled thinking on food trade
The government is guilty of disjointed thinking on its food strategy, Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read suggests
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OpinionDavid Read: 'Enforced absences will pose greatest challenge'
Enforced absences due to self-isolation will create the greatest challenges over the next eight weeks, according to David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing
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NewsCoffee shops facing significant cost pressures on beans
Increasing cost pressures on raw materials look set to force up the price of a cup of coffee for consumers
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OpinionIs the writing on the wall for centralised supply chains?
Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read looks at the future of food and drink supply in a post pandemic and COP 26-impacted world
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OpinionDavid Read: Supply challenges will get worse before they get better
This is the time to have people with deep supply chain knowledge and insight playing on your team, believes David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing.
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NewsGovernment revises border control timetable
The government has revised the timetable for the introduction of full import controls for goods being imported from the EU, in the wake of significant supply chain disruption following Brexit and the impact of the pandemic.
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NewsWetherspoons blames beer shortages on industrial action
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has said the supply shortages it has been experiencing with several of the beer and lager brands it sells is down to the industrial action proposed by delivery drivers supplying Heineken products, rather than the impact of Brexit.
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NewsSupply shortages impacting drinks and construction
Pubs are the latest hospitality operators to raise concerns over shortages of certain drinks, with Greene King suffering supply issues in Scotland and City Pub Group running dry of Prosecco, it has been reported.
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NewsHospitality facing ‘enormous challenges’ with supply chains
Hospitality businesses across the country are facing “enormous challenges” with their supply chains, Kate Nicholls, chief executive, UKHospitality has warned.
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Analysis & InsightSupply chain fault lines
Supply chain issues are currently hitting the headlines and affecting trade at operators such as KFC and Nando’s. In addition, beer deliveries could be affected by potential strike action by draymen towards the end of August. So, what are the key issues that are causing these supply chain shortages, is the situation likely to continue and what might ultimately be the consequences?
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NewsPrice inflation forecast to rise as supply disruptions hit reopening
Food and drink supply markets have been hit by widespread distribution problems and a spike in demand following the reopening of hospitality, the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals. Year-on-year food inflation stood at 1.6% in June, having levelled off at a time of year when it typically falls. The remaining months of 2021 are likely to see further increases in the level of food inflation, as sector demand returns towards pre-pandemic normality and extra supply costs and wage inflation feed into price increases.
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NewsNando’s closes restaurants due to supply issues
Nando’s has been forced to close some restaurants and reduce trading hours at others after its chicken deliveries were hit by a nationwide shortage of lorry drivers. The disruption is affecting around 50 out of its 400 restaurants. The company told MCA it would lend 70 staff “to support key suppliers and get things moving again.” Nando’s sites in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which have a unique customs arrangement due to Brexit, have not been affected.
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OpinionDavid Read: Why supply matters
David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing discusses the current shortage of HGV drivers and the outlook for supply in our sector
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NewsChapel Down launches £6.87m fundraise
English wine producer Chapel Down is to launch a fundraising of up to £6.876m, through a combination of the placing of new ordinary shares and a crowdfunding campaign.
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Analysis & InsightInflation expected to increase
Inflation is beginning to return to food and non-alcoholic drinks after months of falling prices, the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals.