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Grocery sales increase during cold weather

Apr 4, 2018

Grocery sales have increased in value by 2.5% compared to this time last year despite adverse weather conditions, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 25th March 2018. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...

Kerry Taste & Nutrition enhances offering with acquisition of Hasenosa

Apr 3, 2018

Kerry Taste & Nutrition has confirmed the acquisition of Hasenosa, a Spanish food producer of added value coatings with a speciality in extruded and gluten free breadcrumbs and coatings systems. The longevity and foothold that Hasenosa has in the Spanish market,...

Colman’s and Britvic factory closures to result in £10m local wage loss

Mar 29, 2018

The combined closure of both Colman’s and Britvic/Robinsons will result in nearly 1,000 job losses, and £10 million of wages “sucked out” of the local economy. This is according to GMB London Region, the union for workers at the Norwich Colman's factory, which has...

One year until Brexit: a food sector view

Mar 28, 2018

With just one year remaining until Brexit, food and drink expert Darren Seward of NFU Mutual details implications on the food manufacturing sector. “Leaving the EU presents the food industry with vulnerability to a variety of potential practical pitfalls when...

Easter chocolate launches up 23%

Mar 27, 2018

There has been a significant 23% rise in Easter chocolate launches over the past year, according to the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD). Leading the way in Easter chocolate innovation is Brazil, which accounts for 11% of global launches, followed by the UK,...

Nomad Foods to acquire Goodfella’s Pizza

Mar 26, 2018

Nomad Foods Ltd is to purchase Green Isle Foods Ltd from a subsidiary of Boparan Holdings Ltd for approximately €225 million. Green Isle Foods holds the Goodfella’s Pizza brand – a portfolio of branded and private label frozen pizzas distributed in the United Kingdom...

Ikea saves one million meals through food waste initiative

Mar 23, 2018

Food waste the equivalent of one million meals has been diminished by Ikea through its Food Is Precious initiative. The scheme aims to cut food waste by 50% in all Ikea stores by August 2020. It works through a ‘smart scale solution’ which means food waste is measured...