Food prices

The major blow after the elections: The wave of price hikes on the way to the shelves

While politicians talk about security, the food giants are planning the next wave of price hikes – and it is time for the public to wake up.

Israelis are worried about prices, but the concern does not turn into a focused and continuous political demand.
Illustration: Eggs.

Egg prices to rise in November: How much will a 12-pack cost?

Slicing a bread.

Bakeries demand price increase for price-controlled bread

Euro Cheese cottage cheese from Switzerland.

Due to severe shortage: Cottage cheese imported from Switzerland for the first time in Israel


Grapevine: Yod-tet gatherings

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

 People some with face masks shop for grocery at the mahane Yehuda market  in Jerusalem on January 13, 2022.

Israel's Strauss to raise prices of snack, dairy foods by 2.9%

The company attempted to hold out against the cavalcade of price increases sweeping the Israeli economy for the past year, but has finally bent.

 THE STRAUSS Elite candy factory in Nazareth.

Israel's Shufersal blinks first in battle over Tnuva price hikes

Shufersal is striking back against the bossy food manufacturer by ridding its shelves of Tnuva products for which suitable substitutes can be sold.

 People shop for groceries at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katsrin, Golan Heights, on November 28, 2022.

Tel Aviv no longer the world's most expensive city, drops to third

The British magazines ranked close to 200 cities across the globe based on the pricing of hundreds of individual items and services offered in those cities.

An aerial shot of a Tel Aviv beach

Israel's reliance on food imports makes risk of major food insecurity - report

A new Shoresh Institution report highlights dependence on international food imports, high population growth, and decreased focus on agriculture as primary threats to Israel’s food security.

4 IN JERUSALEM | MAY 15, 2020RELIGIONHOME ECONOMICSSUPER HAMOSHAVA on Emek Refaim Street: Hopefully things are getting back to normal.

What happened to all of Elite's ‘red cow’ chocolate?

BUSINESS AFAIRS: Strauss’s Elite brand chocolate products have still not fully made their way back onto shelves. What are they planning, and what will they need to do to win back consumers?

 THE STRAUSS Elite candy factory in Nazareth in April, after salmonella was found in a few of its products.

Israeli supermarket Shufersal rejects foodmaker Tnuva's price hikes

Tnuva said that it plans to raise prices on mostly dairy products by an average of 4.7% starting next Tuesday.

 The logo of dairy firm Tnuva is seen at the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi May 22, 2014

Tnuva to raise prices of various products by more than 4.5%

According to Tnuva, this is a proportional increase in light of the significant increase of raw resource prices, primarily the price of raw milk.

 INSTEAD OF an abundance of foods like meat, chicken, eggs and dairy, try trading most of that for more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, says the writer.

Did food prices spike at the beginning of November? Depends who you ask

November 1 wasn't just Election Day. It was also supposed to be the first day of noticeable price increases in supermarkets throughout Israel.

 Milk for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022.

TikTok goes viral for pointing out this one obvious flaw in Israel

Want to move to Israel? Become a billionaire. That's the message this viral TikTok video has, pointing out the crisis of high cost of living in Israel.

 Milk for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022.