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Tesco reports Q1 group sales of £16.8bn
Over the 13 weeks ended 30th May 2026, supermarket Tesco reported UK & ROI sales of £13,438 million, a 1.8% like-for-like increase.
Ornua appoints Shane Henry as managing director
Dairy co-operative Ornua has appointed Shane Henry as managing director of Ornua Dairy Ingredients, its newly established global business unit within the Ornua Group.
2026 FMT Food Industry Awards video review and photo gallery now available
The 2026 FMT Food Industry Awards video review and photo gallery have been posted online following a successful 2026 ceremony in London.
Morrisons sales reach £4bn in Q2
UK supermarket Morrisons has reported a 2.2% rise in group like-for-like sales as the retailer achieves its 14th quarter of like-for-like growth.
Effect of food inflation to last into 2028, finds IGD
Food inflation could peak lower but last into 2028, the Institute of Grocery Distribution has found, citing a lag from the Middle East conflict sustaining cost pressures.
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Brexit insight
Farming and food industry respond to ‘meaningful’ vote defeat
Following the Prime Minister’s defeat in regard to her Brexit deal on 12th March, Presidents of the UK’s four farming unions have urged MPs to take whatever measures are necessary to remove the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement. NFU President Minette...
Publication of no-deal import tariff schedule
The Government has published its import tariff schedule which indicates surcharge levels that will apply in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Responding to the details made available today, NFU President Minette Batters said: "While we are relieved that we are finally...
Yorkshire farmer confirmed as new Minister of State for Agriculture
Scarborough and Whitby MP Robert Goodwill has been appointed to the role of Minister of State for Agriculture at Defra. Mr Goodwill was formerly Minister of State at the Department for Education from June 2017 to January 2018, but was sacked from the post on 9th...
Ambassador defends US approach to food and farming.
Following on from his controversial article in Saturdays Daily Telegraph, which generated considerable media coverage over the weekend, Woody Johnson the US Ambassador to the UK has told the BBC that criticism of US food standards was ‘designed to reduce not increase...
Grocery growth steady as Brexit deadline looms
As Brexit uncertainty intensifies, the latest grocery market share figures, published from Kantar Worldpanel, shows year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.9% during the 12 weeks to 24th February 2019. Overall, grocery volumes rose by 1.2% in the 4 weeks which is...
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