Are supermarkets profiteering?
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Grocery stores are under pressure \\u2013 with food inflation still near record highs, some have accused them of profiteering and the UK\\u2019s competition watchdog is investigating.
So what\\u2019s the evidence, if any, that supermarkets and other smaller stores are taking advantage of consumers, and what is a reasonable profit margin in this industry anyway? Food suppliers, large and small, also have a role to play here \\u2013 we look at how their margins impact prices.
And, with government ministers vowing to curb food price inflation, we ask whether a cap on the cost of some products would help.
Evan Davis is joined by guests from across the industry to try to get a clearer picture of the UK\\u2019s food supply chain, and ask how fair it is on customers.
Produced in Partnership with The Open University.
GUESTS
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer\\nTeresa Wickham, retail analyst, fruit grower, and former advisor to Sainsbury\\u2019s and director at Safeway\\nChris Noice, communications director, Association of Convenience Stores
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer: Simon Tulett\\nEditor: China Collins\\nSound: Graham Puddifoot and Neil Churchill\\nProduction co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
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