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Food inflation likely to reach 15% this summer hitting most vulnerable households hardest Monthly food bills are set to rise by another £43 per month for a typical family of four. Food inflation is set to hit its highest level in more than 20 years. (London, Thursday 16th June 2022): The rise in the cost of essential food items is likely to reach a peak of up to 15% this summer and ...

Following the publication of the Government Food Strategy, IGD, the organisation that delivers positive social impact in partnership with the food and consumer goods industry, has outlined its support for the ambition to create a more transparent food system and the need for more consistent data. This will enable businesses to make better decisions and inform consumers’ choices. Susan Barratt...

The UK quick commerce market – the delivery of groceries and essentials to customers in less than one hour – has grown by nearly 10% year-on-year to £1.5bn, according to newly released figures from insight provider IGD. In the first of an updated three-part report series, the new research explores how the channel has evolved over the last 12 months against the backdrop of the pandemic and cost-of...

Fresh from the stage at ShopTalk Europe, IGD CEO Susan Barratt, examines how shoppers are coping with the cost of living crisis and explores the impact on sustainable shopping habits. With inflation running at 9% year-on-year, shoppers are being hit from all sides by rising prices. Many are experiencing rising food, energy, and petrol bills, coupled with the impact of the rise in national insu...

Susan Barratt, CEO of insight provider IGD, addresses industry leaders at ShopTalk Europe With 40% of shoppers forecast to be in fuel poverty by the end of the year, IGD anticipates shoppers will be focusing more on value for money in the coming months over shopping sustainably. Taking to the stage at ShopTalk Europe this afternoon, IGD CEO Susan Barratt explores this shift and how indust...

Four retailers – Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco – will be trialling environmental labels in a virtual reality setting this summer, as the food industry moves one step closer to developing a harmonised environmental labelling scheme. The trials are the latest phase of a workstream kicked off by IGD at the end of last year, to mobilise the food industry to develop a harmonised solution ...

This Learning at Work Week, IGD CEO Susan Barratt shares why having the right mindset and carving out time for learning and personal development is essential for us all. We never stop learning. It doesn’t matter where you are in your career, from new starter to CEO, we should all be continuing to develop with time dedicated to learning. Having the right mindset is incredibly important. I...

Nearly half of shoppers with children at home claim they are already aiming to save money day-to-day so they can spend as much as they normally would this Christmas, according to the latest shopper insights from IGD. While the Easter break was celebrated by many, the cost-of-living crisis means spending on such seasonal events is likely to be impacted this year. Indeed, many family househol...

Shopper confidence has once again plummeted in the last month, taking it to record lows, according to the latest Shopper Confidence Index from IGD Shoppervista . March’s Index score fell from -18 in February to -23, despite a slight peak mid-month when it looked like oil prices may come down. Financial confidence in particular dropped to a score below the previous low during the initial pande...

Business as usual will not deliver a shared industry ambition of halving the environmental impact of UK packaging system by 2030 A shift in focus from plastics to all packaging materials is needed IGD has published a new report to help the food and consumer goods industry drive progress towards the shared ambition of halving the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030 ...