Beyond Meat enters the UK market

Beyond Meat enters the UK market

Beyond Meat is to bring its plant-protein product ‘The Beyond Burger’ to the UK market and claims it has the taste and texture of ground beef. Authentic Food Co. has announced a partnership with Beyond Meat, securing a distribution deal to bring the burger to the UK...
Royal Wedding hype increases grocery sales

Royal Wedding hype increases grocery sales

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel have revealed an increase in sales, suspected to be due to the Royal Wedding festivities and hot weather. Results, published for the 12 weeks to 20th May 2018, have shown that the recent hot weather...

JAB Holding Company to acquire Pret

Ready-to-eat food market company, Pret A Manger (Pret), has announced that JAB Holding Company will acquire ownership from Bridgepoint. The transaction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2018, and terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Pret...
First quarter food and drink exports grow by 5.5%

First quarter food and drink exports grow by 5.5%

The first quarter (Q1) of 2018 saw exports of food and drink rise by 5.5% (year-on-year) from £5.0bn in Q1 2017 to £5.2bn. Positive growth was recorded amongst all of the top ten products, including beef and chocolate, however this was not the case for salmon and...
Marks and Spencer unveils results amid store closure news

Marks and Spencer unveils results amid store closure news

Following the announcement that Marks and Spencer is set to close 100 stores by 2022, the retailer has now unveiled its full year results. The retailer reported a 62.1% fall in pre-tax profit to £66.8 million in the year to 31st March. This was linked to a store...