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I mean, you can still buy it, but it might be more expensive. well, but you're alienating people, really, because people want what they want. there are way too many offers and things towards higher fats, and that is what people naturally go to because they think it's cheaper than fruit or veg. everything's labelled. you're making a conscious choice. so i think there's no need i to increase the prices, really. of course, all of these options will still be available. it'll be up to shoppers to decide whether they're prepared to pay more for the less healthy options. some changes are being planne...

Of the overall inflation picture. even today, prices are rising by 18.3% year on year. that is down a tiny bit on last month, though. what we're paying at the checkout does seem to reflect this. let's take two pints of semi skim milk. back in april last year, it cost about 95p. today, it's £1.25 — 5p cheaper, though, than last month. eggs too. six of them cost about 95p last april. now, that'll set you back £1.45. and fresh veg like carrots, they've gone from 4p each to about 9p each, more than double. and a block of cheddar cheese increasing in price from £1.60 to £2.25 at least today. ...

Tinned tomatoes are up 30%. and cheddar cheese, up 38%. even in this small pizza kitchen, you can see all the inflationary pressures that have hit the economy, from the wheat price, to fresh veg, dairy, and of course, energy prices. the packaging, too. and whilst so much of that has been global in nature, pushing up the prices, from now on in, there are real questions about whether there's uk—specific domestic factors that will keep inflation higher than it is elsewhere. that british inflation surprise, all too visible in our restaurant bills, has been transferred into financial markets, pus...

You can see all the inflationary pressures that have hit the economy, from the wheat price, to fresh veg, dairy, and of course, energy prices. the packaging, too. and whilst so much of that has been global in nature, pushing up the prices, from now on in, there are real questions about whether there's uk—specific domestic factors that will keep inflation higher than it is elsewhere. that british inflation surprise, all too visible in our restaurant bills, has been transferred into financial markets, pushing up the effective interest rate on two—year loans to government to a new 15—year h...

The headline messages which you just spoke about in terms of the challenges which the farming sector are facing is because we are not really taking a strategic look at how do we secure that long—term resilience of our supply chains? so we don't have a situation like have had in this spring where there are shortages of tomatoes or peppers on the shelves, but we are actually shoring up our supply chains so that we can guarantee that we will be able to access fruit and veg. the impression _ to access fruit and veg. the impression we _ to access fruit and veg. the impression we are - to access f...