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Asda sales down by 3.4% in 2024
UK supermarket Asda has revealed that its total revenue declined by 0.8% in the year to 31st December 2024.
FDF Trade Snapshot finds “concerning gap” between imports and exports
A report from FDF has revealed that food export volumes to the bloc have declined by 34.1% since 2019.
Speciality Breads invests £20m in new bakery
Wholesaler Speciality Breads has announced a £20 million investment into a new ‘Bakery of the Future’ facility.
Government unveils Food and Drink Decarbonisation Action Plan
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
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
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
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...
UK facing greatest threat to food supply integrity since WWII
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Chilled fish performance affected by inflation
Inflationary rises in the natural and smoked fish categories have influenced volumes in the chilled fish category, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 10th September. Inflation in these two categories remains around 16%,...
Hotel Chocolat reports sweet growth
Hotel Chocolat Group has seen strong sales growth across retail, digital and corporate channels, as revenues grew 12% year-on-year, according to its preliminary results for the year ending 2nd July. Profit before and after tax was on the rise compared to 2016, by 100%...
FMT Food Awards judging finishes with a flourish
The Food Management Today Industry Awards product judging at Harper Adams Regional Food Academy took place this week. The winners and finalists are now being selected, as the countdown to the prestigious awards ceremony and industry lunch begins. The lunch will be...
Kettle Foods acquires Cornpoppers
Kettle Foods, producer of KETTLE® Chips and owner of Metcalfe’s skinny®, has announced the acquisition of UK popcorn producer, Cornpoppers Ltd. The move forms part of Kettle Foods’ ambition to build a portfolio of snack brands, following its acquisition of Metcalfe’s...
74% of UK food manufacturers likely to be eligible for R&D tax relief
Three quarters of small and medium-sized British firms in the food manufacturing industry are likely to be eligible for Research & Development (R&D) tax relief, according to the results of a new Censuswide survey. The report surveyed 500 senior managers and...
Aldi reports record results for 2016
Aldi has unveiled a 13.5% increase in UK and Ireland sales to a record £8.7 billion in the year to 31st December 2016, but operating profit dropped sharply by 17%, amid a price war between retailers. According to the company’s latest results, sales and market share...
View the 2026 FMT Awards review e-magazine
Find out all of the winners and finalists from the 2026 Food Management Industry Awards. The much anticipated event took place on Friday 12th June at the 5-star Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
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