Royal Wedding hype increases grocery sales
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel have revealed an increase in sales, suspected to be due to the Royal Wedding festivities and hot weather. Results, published for the 12 weeks to 20th May 2018, have shown that the recent hot weather...
JAB Holding Company to acquire Pret
Ready-to-eat food market company, Pret A Manger (Pret), has announced that JAB Holding Company will acquire ownership from Bridgepoint. The transaction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2018, and terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Pret...
First quarter food and drink exports grow by 5.5%
The first quarter (Q1) of 2018 saw exports of food and drink rise by 5.5% (year-on-year) from £5.0bn in Q1 2017 to £5.2bn. Positive growth was recorded amongst all of the top ten products, including beef and chocolate, however this was not the case for salmon and...
Winners of 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards revealed
The winners of the 2018 Meat Management Industry Awards were announced on 24th May during a glittering celebratory dinner at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, attended by around 400 guests. British magician and TV presenter Ben Hanlin presented meat manufacturers,...
Waitrose to remove own-label black plastic packaging by end of 2019
Waitrose has pledged to stop using black plastic packaging by the end of 2019. The retailer’s investment in alternatives to plastic continues with two of its Italian ready meal range to be trialled in what it describes as ‘cutting-edge’ widely recyclable packaging...
