Food inflation reached a record high in November due to egg shortages. Meanwhile, rising milk and meat prices will cause Christmas dinner costs to rise sharply.
Waitrose shuns purchase limits on eggs & support British Farmers
Waitrose pledges a £2.6 million investment in its egg suppliers, as it is one of few supermarkets that does not impose purchase limits.
Morrisons: US private equity firm wins auction for £7bn UK supermarket
With a bid of £7bn, a US private equity firm won the auction for Morrison’s supermarket group.
Sainsbury’s and Ocado: top news of the week, macroeconomic agenda – UK GDP
The agenda also includes news from housebuilders Vistry and Persimmon, as well as from package holiday provider and airline Jet2 and bookmaker Entain.