• NIQ reported UK foodservice prices fell 0.1% month-on-month in May, signaling stabilizing inflation following an April uptick.
• Fresh produce, dairy, oils and fats drove the decline as improved European growing conditions lifted supply, while domestic milk output stayed robust.
• Soft drinks, sugar-related ingredients, coffee, tea, cocoa, and fish remained inflationary due to commodity tightness, quota limits, and high operating costs.
• NIQ flagged elevated energy markets, weather disruption risk, and broader commodity volatility as key threats to a sustained deflation trend into 2H 2026.

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