“Supply chains are resilient”, says Iceland MD
Iceland boss, Richard Walker, has dismissed concerns about stock availability on retail shelves but criticised the Government’s track and trace programme.
New plan aims to get more Welsh food products on retailers’ shelves
The Food and Drink Wales Retail Plan aims to see the turnover value for the food and drink industry in Wales grow proportionally more than the UK collectively.
Waitrose only brick-and-mortar retailer to achieve sales growth in last 12 weeks
The latest figures by Kantar show a growth in consumer confidence has allowed the supermarket to outpace its competitors on footfall, upping its market share by 0.3 percentage points to 5.0%.
Proposed Government policies will raise food prices for consumers, says FDF
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) predicts that consumers will inevitably face higher food and drink prices over the next few years, causing a knock-on effect for food processors across the country.
Morrisons accepts £6.3 billion takeover offer
Supermarket chain Morrisons has accepted a cash offer of £6.3 billion from a US investment group, however, a rival bidder is considering making an offer.
Growth in UK food and grocery market to slow sharply short-term
IGD anticipates a five-year period of recovery that will see the market ‘bounce back’ to above pre-pandemic forecasts.
