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UK facing greatest threat to food supply integrity since WWII

Oct 16, 2017

Professor Chris Elliott has warned that a combination of factors, such as Brexit and global warming, mean that the UK’s food supply is potentially less secure now than it has been at any point in the last 70 years. Speaking at the Food Fraud, Culture and Modern...

Food producers to gain easier access to public sector contracts

Oct 11, 2017

A new Government website has been launched today (11.10.17) allowing food producers across the country to search online for public sector contracts, worth £1.2 billion every year, and connect with buyers from across the UK. The ‘Food Marketplace’ website will...

Co-op offers £137.5m to take over wholesaler Nisa

Oct 10, 2017

Co-op’s £137.5 million offer to acquire Nisa Retail has been “unanimously recommended” by Nisa’s board, with the bid remaining conditional on the approval of Nisa members and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Under the proposed deal, Co-op Group is offering...

Nisa unveils strong first half performance and interim CEO appointment

Oct 9, 2017

Wholesaler and convenience retail specialist Nisa Retail has announced a “positive” first half trading period with an increase in sales of £728 million, up 12.4% on last year, along with the appointment of Arnu Misra as interim chief executive. Sales at the business...

Dave Lewis announced as key speaker for City Food Lecture 2018

Oct 5, 2017

Dave Lewis, group CEO of Tesco, will present the City Food Lecture 2018, the organisers have announced. The lecture will be held at London’s Guildhall on 28th February 2018 and is considered by many to be a key event in the food industry’s calendar. The event aims to...

Tesco reports sales increase and strong fresh food performance

Oct 4, 2017

Tesco sales rose for the seventh consecutive quarter, by 3.3% to £25.2 billion in the first half of 2017/18, with volumes within its core fresh food business having grown by 1.5%, thanks to continued “strong performance” within its meat and produce categories....

Rise in foodservice fish prices driven by inflation

Oct 3, 2017

Fish prices in foodservice have seen an “abrupt” increase, as the category recently saw some of the highest rates of year-on-year inflation, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. Overall foodservice price inflation peaked at 9.3% year-on-year in...