Jul 6, 2018 | News, Retailing
England’s success in reaching the World Cup quarter finals could see grocery sales rise over the weekend (Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July). Kantar WorldPanel has predicted a £860 million rise in grocery sales which is a 5% uplift on usual figures. Based on last...
Jul 5, 2018 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has released its first quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 30th June, which shows a rise of 0.5% in comparison to 3% in the same period a year ago. Results also show like-for-like sales rising at 0.2% in comparison to last year’s 2.3%....
Jul 5, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With the recent carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage meaning Warburtons had to suspend the production of crumpets, the company has now announced it is bringing crumpets back to the shelves. It was recently announced that British baking firm Warburtons had to suspend...
Jul 4, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing
Complaints have been upheld against Cadbury, Chewits and Squashies for advertising high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products to children online. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) claims the confectionary companies broke the rules against directing adverts for...
Jul 4, 2018 | News, Ready Meals, Retailing
Prepared meal manufacturer Anglia Crown ltd has been acquired from previous owners Bakkavor in which the management buyout was led by Paul Howell and Andrew Lone. New company directors Howell and Lone have taken ownership of the company with a view to positioning the...
Jul 3, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With a shortage of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) currently impacting on food production, Campden BRI has launched a project exploring the effects of reducing CO2 concentration in modified atmosphere packed (MAP) foods. The project will investigate the effects of...