Food businesses visit Latin America on trade mission

Food businesses visit Latin America on trade mission

Apr 5, 2018 | News

A selection the UK’s fast growth food companies recently visited Chile and Argentina for a week-long trade mission organised by Santander UK. The firms, the majority from Cambridge and Anglia, undertook a series of exclusive meetings with buyers and distributors...
Convenience and free-from dominate Easter

Convenience and free-from dominate Easter

Apr 5, 2018 | Confectionery, News

Products playing on the convenience and free-from trends dominated retailers’ shelves this Easter, including the prevalence of free-from chocolate and other alternatives. According to grocery researcher IGD, a quarter (25%) of shoppers showed an interest in free-from...
Grocery sales increase during cold weather

Grocery sales increase during cold weather

Apr 4, 2018 | News, Retailing

Grocery sales have increased in value by 2.5% compared to this time last year despite adverse weather conditions, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 25th March 2018. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...
One year until Brexit: a food sector view

One year until Brexit: a food sector view

Mar 28, 2018 | Brexit, News

With just one year remaining until Brexit, food and drink expert Darren Seward of NFU Mutual details implications on the food manufacturing sector. “Leaving the EU presents the food industry with vulnerability to a variety of potential practical pitfalls when...