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Food-flation continuing to impact Scotland’s wallet

Inflationary pressures result in Scotland’s total grocery spend increasing by 13.4% since 2019, rising to £10.5 billion in 2022, despite the fact that we didn’t buy any more food or drink over the same time frame.  

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Waitrose recalls Essential Waitrose & Partners Salted Dairy Butter because it may contain pieces of blue cloth

Waitrose recalls Essential Waitrose & Partners Salted Dairy Butter because it may contain pieces of blue cloth

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Unilever recalls Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks (3 pack) because of the possible presence of plastic and metal

Unilever recalls Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks (3 pack) because of the possible presence of plastic and metal

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Asda recalls Asda Succulent Cooked & Peeled King Prawns because of incorrect use-by date

Asda recalls Asda Succulent Cooked & Peeled King Prawns because of incorrect use-by date

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Waitrose & Partners recalls Waitrose Pitted Spanish Queen Olives because they may contain pieces of glass

Waitrose & Partners recalls Waitrose Pitted Spanish Queen Olives because they may contain pieces of glass

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