The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will host a Supermarket Sweep today, as part of activities to observe Nutrition Awareness Week 2023. Chief Nutritionist in the Ministry of Health, Nicole France said selected persons will have an opportunity to win groceries by racing through Supermarket Aisles and picking up healthy items. …
so called greedflation . the boss of supermarket giant sainsbury s simon roberts has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. he has dismissed accusations they are profiteering from soaring food prices. and he told our correspondent emma simpson that the industry is working as hard as it can to keep prices down for shoppers. the soaring cost of food politicians are now trying to get to the bottom of it, households are feeling it. so what is going on in the supermarket aisles? the cost of energy, the cost of labour, the cost of producing ourfood is all having an impact on rising food prices. but some of those costs are coming down there s a mismatch going on. and that s the encouraging news we re starting to see some of the costs come down, we all want to see them come down more quickly. and so seeing energy costs start to come down is really helpful. we re seeing some commodity costs the same, and that s why we ve seen products like milk and butter and bread start to come dow
emma simpson that the industry is working as hard as it can to keep prices down for shoppers. the soaring cost of food politicians are now trying to get to the bottom of it, households are feeling it. so what is going on in the supermarket aisles? the cost of energy, the cost of labour, the cost of producing our food is all having an impact on rising food prices. but some of those costs are coming down there s a mismatch going on. and that s the encouraging news we re starting to see some of the costs come down, we all want to see them come down more quickly. and so seeing energy costs start to come down is really helpful. we re seeing some commodity costs the same, and that s why we ve seen products like milk and butter and bread start to come down, too. and we d expect to see more of that over the weeks and months ahead as more of the costs of producing our food start to go up less quickly. of course, other costs, like labour they ve gone up forever and those costs are now
said to have told police he wanted revenge after his daughter was killed by a rubber bullet in northern ireland. the authorities in south korea are investigating allegations a passengerforced open an emergency exit door on a plane as it was coming into land. the aircraft came down safely in the city of daegu. nine people on the flight were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties. the chief executive of sainsbury s, simon roberts, has strongly denied accusations of profiteering over high food prices, saying they ve tried to absorb as much of the higher prices as they can. there are concerns that some companies are using inflation as an excuse to boost profits. he s been speaking to our business correspondent, emma simpson. the soaring cost of food politicians are now trying to get to the bottom of it, households are feeling it. so what is going on in the supermarket aisles? the cost of energy, the cost of labour, the cost of producing our food is all having
the cost of a grocery shop for a typicalfamily is now up to £16 a week higher than it was this time last year. this week the chancellor met with manufacturers and the independent competition and markets authority to assess whether more could be done to bring down prices sooner. manufacturers say they re absorbing costs where possible, but higher bills for energy, ingredients and wages meant price increases were unavoidable . my colleague emma simpson met with the boss of sainsbury s and asked him when prices will start to come down. the soaring cost of food politicians are now trying to get to the bottom of it, households are feeling it. so what is going on in the supermarket aisles? the cost of energy, the cost of labour, the cost of producing our food is all having an impact on rising food prices. but some of those costs are coming down there s a mismatch going on. and that s the encouraging news we re starting to see some of the costs come down, we all want to see them come