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Morrisons sales reach £4bn
UK supermarket Morrisons has updated investors on its Q3 trading for the 13 weeks ended 27th July 2025, finding that total sales had increased by 3.5%.

Pablo Isla takes over as Nestlé chair
The board of directors at Nestlé have revealed that Pablo Isla has been appointed chair, and will assume his position on 1st October.

Food inflation rises to 5.1%
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest consumer price inflation rates, finding that the 12-month inflation rate for food had risen.

US access to UK dairy market may weaken food security
The National Farmers’ Union, along with Dairy UK, has warned Government against allowing increased US access to the UK food market.

Worldpanel finds 51.2% of sales are own label lines
The latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator have shown that take-home sales at the grocers grew by 4.8% over the four weeks to 7th September compared to last year.

Aldi to invest £1.6bn in new stores
Discounter Aldi has committed £1.6 billion to accelerate its store expansion plan over the next two years as it plans to open 21 new stores in the coming 13 weeks.

Hovis CEO steps down after three years
UK bread producer Hovis has announced that Jon Jenkins will step down from his position as CEO of the company after three years of leadership.
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