Jan 28, 2019 | News, Retailing
Tesco is set to close its fresh food counters and bakeries in 90 stores as part of a cost-cutting plan which will affect 9,000 workers. The retailer has said that its remaining fish, meat and deli counters in 700 stores will be run on a full-time or flexible basis. It...
Jan 25, 2019 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
The Government has announced it will be launching a consultation on proposed amends to food labelling to help prevent deaths of people with allergies. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland...
Jan 24, 2019 | Ingredients, News, Retailing
Iceland Foods has responded to claims that it is continuing to use palm oil in its own label food, explaining that no lines produced after 31st December 2018 contain the ingredient. Responding to media suggestions that the retailer is continuing to sell own-brand...
Jan 15, 2019 | News, Retailing
Food retailer, Marks & Spencer has announced the next 17 UK stores proposed for closure as it reshapes its UK store estate. The proposed store closures have been named as: Ashford, Barrow, Bedford, Boston, Buxton, Cwmbran, Deal, Felixstowe, Huddersfield, Hull,...
Jan 11, 2019 | News, Retailing
Retailer Iceland Foods has responded to claims from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that it breached national minimum wage rules by operating of a Christmas saving scheme for employees. The voluntary scheme allowed employees to have sums deducted from their wages which...
Jan 10, 2019 | News, Retailing
Mark and Spencer Group Plc (M&S) saw a “steady performance in difficult markets” in its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 29th December 2018. In food, the retailer saw like-for-like revenue decrease 2.1%. Six months ago M&S started on a journey to...
