May 3, 2018 | Chilled Foods, Confectionery, Dairy, Fish Processing, Fruit Processing, News, Poultry Processing, Ready Meals, Red Meat Processing, Retailing, Vegetable Processing, Wholesaling
Supermarket listings are not the only route to success for smaller manufacturers – this is the message that Gareth Downie, director of West Coast Foods, is looking to spread. According to Downie, although the big retailers are encouraging more small enterprises in...
May 1, 2018 | News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal a market share of 15.9% and 15.5% for Sainsbury’s and Asda respectively, indicating potential for major change in the grocery market when the merger takes place. Talks between Sainsbury’s and Asda...
Apr 30, 2018 | News, Retailing
Discussions between supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Asda on merging the two businesses were announced over the weekend and today the news has been confirmed – along with the proposal of lower priced products. Sainsbury’s chief executive, Mike Coupe, told the BBC...
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...
