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Organic food sales see seventh year of growth

Sep 3, 2018

The Soil Association announces new sales figures as the organic market continues its seventh consecutive year of growth, according to consumer research. Consumer research undertaken by the Soil Association found several key factors have supported continued growth in...

Food-to-go sector to see huge growth by 2023

Aug 31, 2018

The UK’s food-to-go sector is set to grow at twice the rate of overall grocery retail, with research organisation IGD predicting the channel to grow to £22.8bn by 2023. The predicted growth of £22.8bn by 2023 is up from a £17.8bn growth in 2018. Food-to-go research...

Coca-Cola to buy Costa for £3.9 billion

Aug 31, 2018

Whitbread plc has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of Costa Limited (Costa), to The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola), for an enterprise value of £3.9 billion. Whitbread acquired Costa in 1995 for £19 million when it had only 39 shops. In more...

Food and Drink Federation calls on Government for greater support

Aug 30, 2018

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is calling on Government to provide greater support for UK food and drink manufacturers to compete with European rivals following the announcement of strong export growth figures in the first half of 2018. FDF’s latest export...

Judging completed for new Meat Businesswoman of the Year Award

Aug 30, 2018

The judging took place recently for the Women In Meat Industry Awards, when a team of industry experts considered the winners of six categories voted for by the industry who qualified to be considered for the overall winner's accolade of Meat Businesswoman of the...

Last chance to nominate products into UK Sausage Week

Aug 29, 2018

The deadline to nominate your bangers into UK Sausage Week's competition is just over a week away, so manufacturers and retailers should enter products online now to be in with a chance to win. Businesses can still enter products for consideration for free via the...

Suppliers could be impacted by discounters’ growth

Aug 29, 2018

The growth of the discount and convenience store sector is not only eroding major retailers’ market share, it could now come at a cost to suppliers, according to new research. A study by supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA, has found that traditional major...