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Morrisons sales suffer over festive period

Jan 7, 2020

Morrisons has experienced a 2.8% drop in like for like sales over the 22 weeks to January 5th, latest figures have shown. Group like for like sales fell by 1.7% over the 22 week period, a figure which rises to 2.8% when including fuel. Despite a promising start to the...

December supermarket sales slowest in four years

Jan 7, 2020

Despite a record year through the tills over Christmas, 2019 saw the slowest rate of growth across December since 2015, according to the latest grocery figures released by Kantar. Sales at Sainsbury’s fell by 0.7%, although its market share held relatively firm...

Retailers ramp up plant based launches in ‘Veganuary’

Jan 7, 2020

Supermarkets Asda and Aldi have released a collection of plant-based products for Veganuary. ‘Veganuary’ is a crowdfunded movement that aims to encourage people to turn vegan for January. To coincide with the campaign, Aldi has announced a number of plant-based vegan...

Bühler Group sells flour ingredient business to Swiss company Bakels

Jan 6, 2020

Bühler Group has sold its flour ingredient business to Bakels. The Swiss group manufactures and distributes innovative bakery ingredients and application solutions. 70 employees of Bühler Guangzhou in China are moving to the new owner with immediate effect. Both...

‘Baffling’ scientific health claims on food unhelpful for shoppers

Jan 6, 2020

Parents say health claims on food are ‘baffling’ and use own knowledge of food to guide healthy purchases as industry leaders and consumers meet to discuss the need for a change in food labelling, specifically health claims. The EIT Food Health Claims Unpacked project...

Chefs need ‘2020 Vision’ on menu planning, says Bidfresh

Jan 3, 2020

From 'seaganism' to 'sustainarianism,' chefs will have to be ready to embrace an even broader range of customer dietary trends than ever during 2020, according to fresh food supplier Bidfresh. Bidfresh is advising hospitality operators to increase the menu choices...

Double appointment to Scotland Food & Drink board

Jan 3, 2020

Industry leadership body, Scotland Food & Drink, has appointed two industry figures - Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and Alison Milne - to its board. Both new directors will help steer the direction of the membership organisation and shape its ongoing collaborative...