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Aldi Ireland Survey Finds Food Waste Costs Irish Consumers €832 Annually

A new survey carried out on behalf of Aldi Ireland and FoodCloud found that on average, Irish consumers waste €832 worth of food each year.

Lidl Ireland has become the first Irish retailer to hit 100 million returns as part of the Deposit Return Scheme, which launched 1 February.

Irish consumer sentiment remained largely unchanged in September, signalling a ‘watch, wait and worry’ mindset ahead of Budget 25.

British retailers have reported a third consecutive month of falling sales in August, the Confederation of British Industry said on Tuesday.

British supermarket group Waitrose has announced plans to invest £1 billion in new and existing shops over the next three years.

Irish consumer sentiment reached its best level in two and a half years in July, though no dramatic change indicated a general optimism.

Nestlé lowered its sales outlook on Thursday, slowing the pace of price hikes sooner than hoped due to increasingly cost-conscious consumers.

Unilever beat first-half profit expectations on Thursday boosted by resilient pricing even as sales growth was disappointing.

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