Apr 29, 2018 | News, Retailing
Talks between major supermarket chains Asda and Sainsbury’s are at an advanced stage with the two brands expected to be retained should a merger go ahead. Sainsbury’s and Asda are the second and third largest supermarkets in the UK behind Tesco. The new combined...
Apr 19, 2018 | News, Retailing
Multiple retailer Iceland has strongly refuted claims made by BBC One show Watchdog that the company is not handling chilled goods appropriately. The television show aired an item on 18th April showing the retailer’s alleged mistreatment of chilled goods. Camera...
Apr 19, 2018 | Fish Processing, News, Retailing
Morrisons has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), a group of organisations committed to reducing the problem of discarded fishing gear, known as ghost gear, in oceans worldwide. Charity World Animal Protection founded the GGGI in 2015. Its members include...
Apr 16, 2018 | Fish Processing, News, Retailing
Young’s Seafood Limited will add its ‘Proudly Made in Britain’ credentials to more of its products across the UK from this month, following the success of its latest campaign. The new addition of credentials follows research by Young’s Seafood which indicated that...
Apr 11, 2018 | News, Retailing
The latest preliminary results from Tesco show positive sales and profit growth as well as strong cash generation. Group sales are up 2.3% to £51.0bn, while UK like-for-like sales are up 2.2% with consistent strength in fresh food (0.4%). Group operating profit before...
Apr 5, 2018 | News, Retailing
Food brand Aunt Bessie’s has recalled one of its products, being sold at discounter store Lidl, because of undeclared egg. The product in question is the Aunt Bessie’s Croquettes, which are described as small potato balls. Aunt Bessie’s is recalling Aunt Bessie’s...
