Weetabix closes gender pay gap

Weetabix closes gender pay gap

Oct 19, 2017 | News, Uncategorized

Weetabix Food Company UK & Ireland has published a report revealing a 5.4% pay gap in mean pay for 2016-17, lower than the UK average of 18.1% in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. The report shows that Weetabix has closed its pay gap by 3.7%...
Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Oct 17, 2017 | News, Retailing

Supermarket sales have increased by 3.1% in value, compared with last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 8th October. The figure marks the 17th period of uplift in a row for Britain’s grocers, despite...
UK facing greatest threat to food supply integrity since WWII

UK facing greatest threat to food supply integrity since WWII

Oct 16, 2017 | News

Professor Chris Elliott has warned that a combination of factors, such as Brexit and global warming, mean that the UK’s food supply is potentially less secure now than it has been at any point in the last 70 years. Speaking at the Food Fraud, Culture and Modern...
Food producers to gain easier access to public sector contracts

Food producers to gain easier access to public sector contracts

Oct 11, 2017 | News

A new Government website has been launched today (11.10.17) allowing food producers across the country to search online for public sector contracts, worth £1.2 billion every year, and connect with buyers from across the UK. The ‘Food Marketplace’ website will...
Co-op offers £137.5m to take over wholesaler Nisa

Co-op offers £137.5m to take over wholesaler Nisa

Oct 10, 2017 | News, Retailing

Co-op’s £137.5 million offer to acquire Nisa Retail has been “unanimously recommended” by Nisa’s board, with the bid remaining conditional on the approval of Nisa members and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Under the proposed deal, Co-op Group is offering...