Morrisons and Asda slash prices in battle for spending-struck shoppers
Morrisons and Asda have revealed a string of price cuts as the supermarkets position themselves as the cheapest option during the cost of living crisis. Morrisons is…
The very best white wines to drink with British asparagus
British asparagus season usually kicks off on or around April 23, St George’s Day, but thanks to a relatively mild winter, and early picking varieties it is…
Lower English language requirements to ease butcher shortage, say MPs
Strict English language requirements are creating an “unnecessary barrier” to recruiting butchers as the food industry wrangles with a severe labour shortage that could lead to price…
How to save money on your weekly food shop
Lockdown saw us using local shops more, and Chris Noice of the Association of Convenience Stores tells me that sales are holding up since restrictions eased, although…
Britain is heading for a salad crisis – make these six supermarket swaps now
“The only way around it is if I reduce my gas use to the minimum possible, but by doing that I’m only going to cause more problems…
Asda and Morrisons run out of ammo in the war for Britain’s squeezed middle class
A new round of fierce price wars is obviously good news for consumers. Amid questions about the extent to which supermarkets pass on inflation at the tills,…
Would you pay £52 for a ‘slow-grown’ chicken?
Labour shortages have also had a catastrophic impact on the poultry industry. One farmer, Rod Adlington, told the BBC in October he’d had to raise the price…
10 ways your weekly shop will be hit by the war – and what you can do about it
The cost of convenience foods, such as ready meals of lasagne, curry and pies, will spiral with rising fuel prices and our newly announced phasing out of…
Why it’s the perfect time to try an exciting new wine
There’s another aspect, apart from the obvious one of saving pennies or pounds, that I like about buying wines on special offer. It’s that they might tempt…
Supermarkets of Britain: we need you to rename the chicken Kiev
But is the chicken Kiev actually a dish of Kiev or is it in fact a rather long, red herring of fake news? Tragically, given what has…
Six of the best own-label wines under £15
I once visited a producer in Italy who sounded almost angry about an experience he’d had with an M&S wine buyer. ‘She came here, tasted everything and…
Soaring food prices serve up recipe for disaster
By Laura Onita “During the pandemic I had all the big guys coming to me saying ‘I hope you give us more’,” says one supplier who sells…
Ocado warns on profits over costly expansion plans
Stephen Daintith, chief financial officer, said: “The level of investment we’re putting in international solutions will be about £30m higher than market consensus. That would imply a…
M&S makes ‘underwhelming’ progress on cutting plastic packaging use
The energy used to run its freezers meant that Iceland fell down particularly on its greenhouse gas consumption, Which? said. Harry Rose, the editor of Which? magazine,…
What the cluck? Vegan brands are making big money from silly-sounding fake meat
What do vegans think? Of those the Telegraph spoke to there was no consensus. Writer Chas Newkey-Burden is a big fan. “It brands veganism as what it…
The 5 best high-street wines to mark the end of Dry January
Light and whistle-clean whites: Chapel Down Flint Dry 2020, Kent, England (12.5%, Morrisons, £14 down to £11 until Feb 15) A snappy, refreshing, positively Spring-like blend of…
Mega-deals are back: here are six waiting to happen
BP and Shell The two giants of the energy industry face an uncertain future as we all trade in our petrol cars for electric alternatives. Both are…
Austerity be damned! Sparkling sales of Champagne and caviar as people dine in style at home
Supermarkets are reporting a boom in sales of fine foods, including oysters, champagne and caviar, as people spurn dining out on special occasions and instead celebrate in…
Brace yourself for the human-free shopping revolution
The Daily Telegraph recently reviewed Boutiques by Lucien Boucher, a volume of lithographs of Parisian shopfronts published in 1925 and reissued by The Mainstone Press. It records…
Britain’s bins overflow as Covid self-isolation chaos hits return to work
Britain’s attempt to return to work on Tuesday was thwarted by Covid chaos that blighted the railways, with offices remaining ghost towns. Bin collections were seriously hampered,…
Tesco and Sainsbury’s drawn into activist battle over River Wye pollution
Last year the River Wye – which runs 130 miles from mid-Wales into the Severn Estuary – was blighted by algal blooms stretching for as much as…
Veganuary at risk as brands battle supply chain shortages
Vegan meat maker Beyond Meat, meanwhile, pointed to increased transportation costs and higher warehousing costs. Its shares are down almost 60pc in the past six months. Small…
Supermarkets tell suppliers to prepare for post-Brexit customs checks
Supermarkets have been urging small suppliers to train up their staff as new post-Brexit customs checks come into force on Jan 1, amid fears of a wave…
Shoppers face food shortages following EU border controls in new year
Households face fresh disruption to food supplies and empty shelves in supermarkets in the new year, as EU border controls come into force, industry chiefs have warned….
Rocketing food prices leave Britain facing recipe for disaster
Britain’s cost of living squeeze is set to worsen with the highest global food prices in half a century lasting until 2023 as the gas crisis sends…