Apr 12, 2019 | News, Retailing
Consumers are continuing to shop online, with sales of groceries in the UK hitting £12.3 billion last year, and expected to reach £13.6 billion this year, according to the latest research from Mintel. The organisation reports that the online grocery sector is still...
Apr 10, 2019 | Brexit, News, Retailing
Supermarket giant Tesco has reported a 28.8% rise in annual pre-tax profits, with chief executive Dave Lewis explaining he is “delighted with the broad-based improvements”. Revenue grew 11.2% to £63.9 billion, and like-for-like sales rose 2.9%. including 1.7% at Tesco...
Apr 9, 2019 | Awards, Food Equipment & Services, News, Retailing
The organisers of the annual Food Management Today Industry Awards, YPL Exhibitions & Events, has confirmed that celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr. will be its new host for the prestigious awards lunch and ceremony, scheduled for March 12th 2020. Commenting on the...
Apr 5, 2019 | Food Packing, Fruit Processing, Ingredients, News, Retailing, Sugar
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has responded to new health claims published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, which states that product packaging for a large proportion of foods marketed to children in the UK are ‘confusing’ and could be...
Apr 2, 2019 | Chilled Foods, Frozen Foods, News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures, published from Kantar, show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks to 24th March 2019. This year’s late Easter, and the fact that Mother’s Day falls outside the reported period, contributed to the...
Apr 1, 2019 | News, Retailing
The Royal Smithfield Club’s president HRH The Countess of Wessex has presented the former Waitrose & Partners director, Heather Jenkins, with the Club’s annual Bicentenary Trophy in recognition of 30 years of outstanding service to the agriculture and meat...
