Mcdonalds is increasing the price of its cheeseburgers in the uk for the first time in 14 years. the company said it would be adding between 10 and 20 pence to a number of its menu items because of high inflation. kitkat maker nestle, marmite maker unilever and bakery chain greggs are among those which have already increased prices this year. vast amounts of planet heating carbon dioxide are created during the manufacture of the items we use in our everyday lives. in fact, the making of these materials creates more greenhouse emissions than all the world s planes, lorries, cars, train and ships put together. the paper industry alone contributes nearly one billion tonnes of carbon emissions globally every year. our energy and environment analyst, roger harrabin, reports. countless millions of trees are felled worldwide to satisfy our demand for paper and cardboard. the process uses lots of heat, much of it created by
Connected to this. companies are facing increased costs for things like fuel, wages and ingredients, with prices rising at their fa5te5t rate for 40 years. and with those costs are now being passed onto the consumer. yesterday drink5 giant coca cola told bloomberg its global prices had increased by an average of around 5% amazon also announced it was increasing prices for customers due to higher costs, with the price of its prime subscription service rising by £1 a month from september. kit kat maker nestle, marmite maker unilever and bakery chain greggs are among those which have already increased prices this year. food group kraft heinz has also lifted its prices 5harply up 12% in a year and now, here s the big one. mcdonald s has put up the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in more than 14 years!