AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoFood inflation pressure: UN food-commodity prices rose 1.6% in April and are up 2.5% year-on-year, with the Iran war disrupting key inputs via the Strait of Hormuz—so farm costs are starting to feed through to what shoppers pay. Retail reality check: Barclays says April card spending fell 0.1% year-on-year, with non-essential spend down and eating/drinking flat, as households tighten belts. Greggs update: Greggs’ chicken roll is lifting sales (like-for-like up 3.3% in the latest 10 weeks), but the chain warned Middle East conflict could keep pushing costs higher into 2026/27. New openings: Costa and Sainsbury’s hit their 50th in-store café (Leicester North), while Greggs is testing overseas expansion with its first branch at Tenerife South Airport. Community response: Comic Relief and Sainsbury’s research finds 18% of parents have put kids to bed hungry at least weekly, and a new £30m push targets meals for families. Local events: Glasgow hosts a vegan summer festival (80+ stalls) and Warrington runs a food-and-drink weekend with donations for the food bank.
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