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Tesco partners with WWF for food sustainability

Nov 26, 2018

Tesco and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have announced a long-term partnership with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket by 50%. The partnership aims to improve the sustainability of food while ensuring it remains...

Frozen food now worth £8.5bn

Nov 23, 2018

Nigel Broadhurst, chairman of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) board, celebrated the success of the frozen food industry during his speech at the Federation’s Annual Luncheon. Speaking to over 900 industry representatives at London’s Hilton on Park Lane,...

Chilled fish grows ahead of overall grocery market

Nov 22, 2018

Chilled fish is the only meat, fish and poultry category which is growing ahead of the overall grocery market, Kantar Worldpanel reveals. In the 12 weeks to 4th November, much of the grocery growth has come through smaller ‘top up’ shopping trips by consumers, which...

National Farmers’ Union voices Sainsbury’s/Asda merger concerns

Nov 21, 2018

The proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda could lead to increased pressure on farmers and reduce the variety of products available for the shopper, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU). NFU head of food and farming Philip Hambling has told the Competition...

Sleaford Quality Foods appoints export manager

Nov 20, 2018

Ingredients supplier Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), based in Lincolnshire, is set to expand its overseas sales after appointing Anthony Ware as its export manager. Ware will head up the export division, mapping out priorities and opportunities for overseas growth at...

Supermarkets charging more at their smaller stores

Nov 19, 2018

Shoppers are being charged more for buying from smaller stores belonging to supermarkets than in larger sites owned by the same retailers, a BBC investigation has claimed. In one case, a trolley of groceries cost almost £10 more in a smaller shop than at the same...

Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to stock insect products

Nov 19, 2018

Sainsbury’s is exclusively launching Eat Grub’s Smoky BBQ Crunchy Roasted Crickets in 250 of its stores across the country, which are now available to buy. Eat Grub was launched in 2014 by co-founders Shami Radia and Neil Whippey with the aim to revolutionise Western...