Tesco vs Heinz: Price rises, product shortages and empty shelves

// Tesco shelves are running low on Heinz products following a dispute over rising prices
// The supermarket said it will not “pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers”

Tesco shoppers looking to pick up a can of their favourite brand-name beans have been faced with empty shelves for the past week or so, after Heinz temporarily stopped supplying some of its most popular products in what is now a very public row over price increases.

What went wrong between the two consumer giants – and is the row likely to be the first of many disputes between retailers and suppliers as inflation and the rising cost of living put pressure on production costs and consumer incomes alike?

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