Online growth clicks up again as lockdown trends continue
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show take-home sales from British supermarkets increased by 13.7% year on year in the 12 weeks to 14 June 2020, covering the full lockdown period. Shorter term, the latest four-week ending numbers suggest that...
Messe Frankfurt to launch food processing trade show for South East Asian market
Messe Frankfurt and VNU Asia Pacific have announced a partnership to jointly organise ‘Meat Pro Asia,’ a new trade show dedicated to meat and food processing and catering to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Commenting on the new event,...
Tesco to sell its Polish store business
Tesco has announced the sale of its 301-store business in Poland to Salling Group A/S for a total of £181 million. The sale includes Tesco’s associated distribution centres and head office, with total net proceeds expected to be approximately £165 million. Tesco says...
Over one million people back food standards petition
More than one million people have pledged their support for British farming and food production by signing the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) petition urging Government to ensure future trade deals do not lead to an increase in food imports that would be illegal to...
Covid-19 cases confirmed at 2 Sisters plant in Wales
Production at 2 Sisters Food Group’s Llangefni poultry site has been suspended for 14 days after the company confirmed a number of cases of coronavirus. BBC Wales had previously reported that there were 13 confirmed cases at the site, and as a result, only 110 members...
