Food industry deals that shaped 2017
Some of last year’s ‘most significant’ deals in the food industry have been identified by Catalyst Corporate Finance - the UK business of global investment banking firm Alantra. According to Catalyst’s data, mergers and acquisitions’ (M&A) volumes in the food and...
Compass Group pays tribute to CEO who died in plane crash
Richard Cousins, the chief executive of FTSE 100 foodservice firm Compass Group, and four members of his close family have died in a plane accident in Australia on 31st December. Cousins and his fiancée, magazine editor Emma Bowden, her 11-year-old daughter Heather,...
Fish volume and value still hit by inflation
Chilled fish continues to see the effects of inflation, with volume down 6.5% overall and value declining 1.3%, as shoppers made 5.3 million fewer trips to the category in the 12 weeks to the 3rd December, compared to 2016. According to the latest data from Kantar...
Food industry figures among New Year’s Honours recipients
Red Tractor Assurance’s founder and first ever chief executive, David Clarke, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours list 2018. Clarke, a founding member of Red Tractor Assurance and now retired, has been honoured...
Industry predictions for the food industry 2018
As the year comes to a close, Food Management Today asks experts across the food industry what they expect the key happenings to be in 2018. Trade and access to labour Ian Wright CBE, director general of the Food and Drink Federation, pointed out that 2018 will be a...
