Tentative first steps back to the shops as grocery market marks lockdown anniversary
The latest figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 7.4% during the 12 weeks to 21st March 2021. This is a marked slowdown compared with previous months as supermarkets start to annualise sales against the extraordinary spending in 2020....
Tim Rycroft is new chief executive at AHDB
Tim Rycroft, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has been appointed as the new CEO of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Commenting on his new role Rycroft said: “It’s tremendously exciting to be asked to...
Nomad Foods in €615 million acquisition of Fortenova Group’s frozen food group
Nomad Foods Limited has announced an agreement to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG) for an aggregate consideration of approximately €615 million on a debt-free, cash free basis. FFBG is a leading European frozen food portfolio operating in...
UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming
Plans are in progress to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, in Shropshire.
Asda workers win equal pay claim
GMB, the union for Asda workers, has hailed a ‘massive victory’ as the Supreme Court recently ruled in favour of 40,000 workers.