Jul 11, 2018 | Awards, News, Red Meat Processing, Retailing
After a flood of nominations, the finalists have been revealed for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2018 and online voting for the winners is now open. There are four finalists in each of the categories, and industry can now vote for their favourites online based on...
Jul 11, 2018 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has appointed Martin Scicluna as its new non-executive chairman after beginning a search for the position in April. Scicluna is chairman of RSA Insurance plc and chairman of Great Portland Estates plc – he is said to be stepping down as chairman and...
Jul 10, 2018 | News, Retailing
Charles Wilson has announced he will be stepping down as CEO for Tesco UK & ROI as well as from the PLC Board after being diagnosed with throat cancer in April. Wilson will remain on the Tesco Executive Committee, and will focus on leading the Booker business,...
Jul 10, 2018 | Brexit, News
The Food & Drink Federation is “encouraged” by Government discussions at a recent summit which outlined a ‘soft Brexit’. Responding to the Brexit Chequers Summit, Ian Wright CBE, FDF chief executive, said: “Every day UK food and drink firms feed and nourish the...
Jul 9, 2018 | Frozen Foods, News, Retailing
Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd has decided to recall a number of its frozen vegetable products from multiple major supermarkets after recent fears of them containing Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reported that people using any form of frozen...
Jul 6, 2018 | News, Retailing
England’s success in reaching the World Cup quarter finals could see grocery sales rise over the weekend (Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July). Kantar WorldPanel has predicted a £860 million rise in grocery sales which is a 5% uplift on usual figures. Based on last...
