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Chilled fish grows ahead of overall grocery market
Chilled fish is the only meat, fish and poultry category which is growing ahead of the overall grocery market, Kantar Worldpanel reveals. In the 12 weeks to 4th November, much of the grocery growth has come through smaller ‘top up’ shopping trips by consumers, which...
National Farmers’ Union voices Sainsbury’s/Asda merger concerns
The proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda could lead to increased pressure on farmers and reduce the variety of products available for the shopper, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU). NFU head of food and farming Philip Hambling has told the Competition...
Sleaford Quality Foods appoints export manager
Ingredients supplier Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), based in Lincolnshire, is set to expand its overseas sales after appointing Anthony Ware as its export manager. Ware will head up the export division, mapping out priorities and opportunities for overseas growth at...
Supermarkets charging more at their smaller stores
Shoppers are being charged more for buying from smaller stores belonging to supermarkets than in larger sites owned by the same retailers, a BBC investigation has claimed. In one case, a trolley of groceries cost almost £10 more in a smaller shop than at the same...
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to stock insect products
Sainsbury’s is exclusively launching Eat Grub’s Smoky BBQ Crunchy Roasted Crickets in 250 of its stores across the country, which are now available to buy. Eat Grub was launched in 2014 by co-founders Shami Radia and Neil Whippey with the aim to revolutionise Western...
A winning evening at the Women In Meat Industry Awards
A glittering celebratory dinner at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London, set the scene for the inaugural Women In Meat Industry Awards ceremony on 16th November. Celebrity chef and cookery school businesswoman Lesley Waters, known for television shows...
Former Tulip CEO to lead Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie has appointed Stephen Francis, former boss of pork producer Tulip Ltd, as CEO after Paul May resigned amid an investigation into claims of “fraudulent activity”. The news follows the departure of Patisserie’s finance director Chris Marsh who has...
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