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Roger Burnley appointed Asda president and CEO

Nov 7, 2017

Walmart International’s CEO, Dave Cheesewright, has announced that Roger Burnley is set to take on the role of Asda’s president and CEO from 1st January 2018, replacing Sean Clarke. Burnley returned to Asda as chief operating officer and deputy CEO in October 2016,...

UK Sausage Week winners revealed

Nov 1, 2017

The winners of the UK Sausage Week awards were announced on 30th October during a celebration lunch at Plaisterers’ Hall, London. This year’s UK Sausage Week kicked off with a bang (or banger!) when awards were presented for some of the country’s best sausages. TV...

Chilled fish volume performance continues to struggle

Oct 27, 2017

Figures obtained by Kantar Worldpanel have revealed that chilled fish has continued its downward trend in volume for the 12 weeks ending 8th October, in the face of high inflation in natural and smoked fish. The category enjoyed a 0.9% increase in value, while smoked...

Government unveils Food and Drink Decarbonisation Action Plan

Oct 23, 2017

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has revealed its Food and Drink Joint Industry - Government Industrial Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency Roadmap Action Plan, as part of its Clean Growth Strategy. The Action Plan is described as a...

Discounter retailers popular with 77% of richer households

Oct 19, 2017

Better off British consumers have outraced lower income households in visiting food discounters, with as many as 77% of British customers with household income of £50,000 or more visiting the outlets, compared to 73% of those with a household income of £15,500 or...

Weetabix closes gender pay gap

Oct 19, 2017

Weetabix Food Company UK & Ireland has published a report revealing a 5.4% pay gap in mean pay for 2016-17, lower than the UK average of 18.1% in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. The report shows that Weetabix has closed its pay gap by 3.7%...

Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Oct 17, 2017

Supermarket sales have increased by 3.1% in value, compared with last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 8th October. The figure marks the 17th period of uplift in a row for Britain’s grocers, despite...