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Viewpoint: How to respond to rising costs in 2025
30 April 2025In this edition, we explore rising business costs, and unveil our first ever Away From Home (AFH) food and drink inflation forecast.
The report also delivers our regular sharp insights on the economic landscape, consumer sentiment and policy agenda.
*AFH inflation refers to the change in consumer prices for like for like food and drink purchased from full service and quick service restaurants, pubs, accommodation, leisure, workplace catering, healthcare, education and services. In sectors where a consumer price is not relevant i.e. NHS patient meals, the change in cost price is used.