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Footprint Five: the September stories and statistics you might have missed

From farmers fighting back to the plummeting price of eggs, here’s David Burrows’ round-up of the news that may have escaped your attention last month Don’t diss dairy. The health benefits of dairy products are “easy to demonstrate” and most UK consumers are “ethically comfortable” with animal products. However, it’s the climate change argument that…

Beverage inflation pushes Foodservice Price Index to new record high

New edition of the exclusive market measure from CGA and Prestige Purchasing also reveals that food price inflation is levelling off in the month leading up to Brexit. The CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index recorded a colossal 21.6% year-on-year increase in its non-alcoholic beverage categories in June 2019—taking the overall measure to its highest index…

9.8% inflation as Foodservice Price Index hits all-time high

After tracking at above-average levels since May 2018, the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing has reached the highest point of year on year inflation since its inception The Fish category of the Foodservice Price Index saw another jump in inflation month on month, with much of the increase down to difficulties in…

Oils, fats and fish drive inflation as buyers anxiously await Brexit

Oils, fats and fish continue to trade at prices over 25% higher than last year, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals. Recent falls in the hot beverages category have meanwhile corrected, while fruit prices continue to reduce from the highs of the summer months, and sugar prices…

Meat prices drop but Bread and Cereals rise after hot summer

The level of Foodservice Price inflation has reduced by a third, as Meat prices fall in the short term whilst Breads & Cereals reflect harsh summer. Overall inflation in the foodservice sector dropped in August 2018 due to a fall in Meat and Poultry prices against the same month last year, the latest Foodservice Price…

Food and drink inflation continues to rise in the sector reaching its highest level in 2018

Sugar tax, fishing quotas and tariffs among a host of issues identified by the new CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. Volatility in key food and drink categories including soft drinks and fish are fuelling inflation in the foodservice supply chain, according to the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The exclusive monthly…

Foodservice price inflation dips to pre-referendum levels in early 2018

Foodservice price inflation dropped back to 0.5% in February 2018—the lowest point since the EU referendum. That is the headline finding of the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The vote to leave the EU in June 2016 triggered an immediate weakening of the pound and a sharp spike in foodservice prices,…

Foodservice price volatility goes on with 5.1% inflation in December

Foodservice price inflation rose to 5.1% in December 2017, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals—a sign of continued volatility in the market despite the easing of some pressures. It marks an increase in the rate of foodservice price inflation from November, when the Index stood at 3.4%—the lowest point since the start of…

Foodservice price inflation eases to 3.4% in November 2017

Relief in pressures means figure has fallen below Consumer Price Index inflation, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. Foodservice price inflation fell for the third month in a row to reach 3.4% in November 2017, the new edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals. It means that inflation in wholesale…

Restaurant Data Shows Unhealthy Eating Habits Driven by Work and Stress

Seasonal differences in eating habits are often ascribed to crash dieting before holidays, but comprehensive analysis of restaurant customer data shows that other factors like jobs and stress now play just as large a role. The day to day data, analysed from over 20,000 food orders by customer insight pioneer Ordoo, show that people’s behaviours shift…