Supermarket sales soar for sixth consecutive month
Supermarket sales have increased by 3.6% compared with the same period last year, despite “disappointing” August weather, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 10th September. Marking the sixth consecutive...
Iceland launches new frozen fish campaign with extended range
Iceland has launched a new marketing and PR campaign aimed at encouraging more consumers to buy and understand the benefits of frozen fish, backed by an expansion of its frozen fish and seafood range. The range will now include products such as Rainbow Trout Fillets,...
Four additional products withdrawn over Fipronil
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has added four more products to its list of withdrawn products over Fipronil, as the investigation to track down implicated food products continues. Products include one batch of Profiteroles au beurre and two batches of Profiteroles...
UK Sausage Week competition deadline extended due to demand
The organisers of UK Sausage Week are making a final call to all butchers, manufacturers and supermarkets to enter their products into its sausages competition. With so many meat businesses wanting to put their products forward, YPL Exhibitions & Events has made...
Hating or loving Marmite linked to genes
A scientific study conducted by Marmite and genetic testing centre DNAFit has reportedly determined that there is a genetic foundation to people’s taste preference for loving or hating Marmite. Dubbed ‘The Marmite Gene Project’, the study has scientifically shown that...
