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UK Sausage Week lunch tickets selling fast

Oct 22, 2018

The final countdown to UK Sausage Week (29th October to 4th November) has begun, and organisers are reminding industry to ensure they do not miss out on the campaign’s celebration lunch. There is still time to order tickets, but availability is extremely limited – so...

Food suppliers and retailers urged to make an occasion of Halloween

Oct 19, 2018

With Halloween approaching, food suppliers are being advised to plan for the specific needs of target shoppers, a report shows. Category management and shopper marketing specialist Bridgethorne says that suppliers need to identify and prioritise their shopper messages...

BSE outbreak confirmed at Scottish farm

Oct 18, 2018

A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed at a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland today (18th October). A disease prevention response plan has been actioned and precautionary movement restrictions have been put in place while further...

Former Marks & Spencer executive becomes Mindful Chef CEO

Oct 18, 2018

Online recipe box service, Mindful Chef, announced the appointment of former Marks & Spencer head of food, online and strategy, Tim Lee, as CEO. With previous senior roles in food and retail, including positions with M&S and Tesco, Lee is said to bring with...

Aldi and Lidl included in Sainsbury’s-Asda merger investigation

Oct 18, 2018

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released an ‘Issues Statement’ about the key areas it expects to closely examine regarding the Sainsbury’s/Asda merge. The statement confirms that the investigation will now include Aldi and Lidl. The CMA says it will...

Frozen food sees ‘exceptional’ volume growth

Oct 17, 2018

The latest frozen food retail statistics have shown that frozen food continues to excel, with value growth across almost every category in the 52 weeks to 9th September 2018. The data, provided by Kantar Worldpanel, values the retail frozen food market as a whole at...

Supermarket shoppers stock up on festive produce

Oct 16, 2018

Shoppers have returned to seasonal favourites as supermarket spending cools off, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 7th October 2018. Overall sales grew 3.2% compared to the same 12 weeks last year. Though this is a slight...