
Foodservice price inflation slips 5.8%
It fell as sugar prices drop in the wake of the removal of key quotas.
In an analysis by Prestige Purchasing, dairy prices are seemingly dipping following high points for butter and salmon prices recently hit their lowest in two years.
Also, soft drinks are up by over 10% year on year. Concerns are also raised for UK lettuce, as an untreatable disease has been detected in Lancashire.
With a La Niña weather pattern now confirmed in the Pacific, all eyes will be on the impact this has on key crops in South America and South-East Asia.