Asda reports £21bn in sales for 2025
UK supermarket Asda has published its results for the full year ended 31st December 2025, reporting a fall in earnings while debt was reduced.
Shirine Khoury-Haq steps down from Co-op CEO role
Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq has decided to step down after four years at the retailer, and Kate Allum has been appointed as the interim group CEO.
Supermarkets urged to reduce nitrites in own-brand products
Pressure group Coalition Against Nitrites has called for supermarkets to reduce and ultimately eliminate nitrites from own-brand bacon and ham lines.
Government urges food businesses to prepare for SPS agreement
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has set out how the new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement is expected to affect UK importers and exporters.
Ocado remains fastest growing grocer, finds Worldpanel data
Market research firm Worldpanel by Numerator has published its latest grocery market share data, reporting a 3.4% rise in take-home sales in the four weeks to 22nd February 2026 compared with last year.
Waitrose halts mackerel sourcing over sustainability concerns
UK supermarket Waitrose has suspended its mackerel sourcing in response to overfishing, with no time-frame as to when it will start sourcing mackerel again.
