Dec 5, 2019 | News, Retailing
Sustainability, ethics and saving money are prominent themes for food and grocery shopping this Christmas, according to the latest research from research organisation IGD. IGD stated that following the growing interest in sustainability and plant-based diets over the...
Nov 12, 2019 | News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show that year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.0% over the past 12 weeks. The increase is slightly behind the equivalent rate last month, against a backdrop of political uncertainty and a persistently wet...
Oct 24, 2019 | Ingredients, News, Production, Retailing, Vegetarian
With the increasing popularity of vegan products, Campden BRI will be hosting a seminar in November titled ‘Vegan products – challenges and opportunities’. According to Campden BRI, the number of vegans in Britain has quadrupled between 2014 and 2018...
Oct 11, 2019 | News, Retailing
KellyDeli, which owns the fast-growing international sushi counter brand Sushi Daily, has opened two new counters in Asda Ashford and Asda Kings Hill. The premises in Ashford and Kings Hill are the sixth and seventh Sushi Daily counters to open in Asda stores....
Oct 2, 2019 | News, Retailing
In a surprise announcement, alongside its interim results for the period 2019/2020, Dave Lewis, current CEO of Tesco is to step down from the company next summer. In a statement, Lewis said: “Despite challenging external conditions we have delivered a very good start...
Sep 25, 2019 | News, Retailing
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is to close over 100 stores and open new convenience outlets in a bid to reduce costs by c.£500m over five years. The business said, in its second quarter trading report, that it will be closing up to 125 stores across the UK as...
