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The UK has a growing food black market – and it’s making the cost of living crisis worse

Written by Kamran Mahroof, Associate Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford

The UK food sector has faced its fair share of challenges, and issues around supply are not uncommon. In the year to January 2024, overall food prices rose by 7%. To compound this, last year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority highlighted the issue of “greedflation” among retailers that are thought to be hiking prices at...

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