Dec 6, 2018 | News, Retailing
Dame Fiona Kendrick has confirmed she is to stand down as chairman of Nestlé UK and Ireland at the end of 2018 and will leave the company after four decades. Kendrick joined Nestlé in 1980 and has enjoyed a long and varied career with a number of roles in the UK and...
Dec 6, 2018 | News, Retailing
The supermarket giant Tesco has said that the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda should not go ahead unless ‘extensive remedies’ are provided as a result of the move. The remarks from Tesco were made during a hearing with the Competition and Markets Authority...
Dec 5, 2018 | News, Retailing
Aldi has opened eight new stores in one day, with 24 stores overall expected to have opened by the end of December, with around 840 new jobs created. The new stores in Islington, Glasgow, Chellaston, Eckington, Longridge, Oldham, Skelton and Bodmin are part of a...
Nov 29, 2018 | Ingredients, News, Ready Meals, Retailing, Sugar
Fast food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25th February 2019 under measures designed to tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed. The decision follows a public consultation launched in May...
Nov 26, 2018 | News, Retailing
Tesco and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have announced a long-term partnership with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket by 50%. The partnership aims to improve the sustainability of food while ensuring it remains...
Nov 23, 2018 | Frozen Foods, News, Retailing
Nigel Broadhurst, chairman of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) board, celebrated the success of the frozen food industry during his speech at the Federation’s Annual Luncheon. Speaking to over 900 industry representatives at London’s Hilton on Park Lane,...
