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Tesco’s sales up 12.8% in second quarter results
Tesco’s latest results reveal group sales have hit £28.3bn and are up 12.8%. The UK and Republic of Ireland are driving the positive figures, with sales up 3.8%. However, Central Europe LFL sales declined by 1.5% and the retailer states this is due to the impact of...
UK Sausage Week competition judging wraps up on a roll
Around 500 bangers were put to the taste test this week by the UK Sausage Week competition's team of expert judges. The judging panel, headed up by Institute of Meat CEO Keith Fisher, gathered at The Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University. Keith was assisted...
Plastic waste progress revealed by Cranswick
The progress made by Cranswick plc since announcing its plastics pledge in February and becoming a signatory of the UK Plastic Pact in April has been shared. Cranswick has removed 450 tonnes of plastic through targeted reduction initiatives such as scrapping...
Women In Meat Awards dinner and ceremony approaching
The countdown has begun to the inaugural Women In Meat Industry Awards ceremony and black tie dinner taking place at the five star Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington on Friday 16th November. The Women In Meat Industry Awards are being organised by the team behind the...
Aldi welcomes one million new customers
Aldi has announced ‘record’ results for its last financial year, with 1.1 million British shoppers reportedly swapping to the discount retailer. Sales in the UK and Ireland rose 16.4% to £10.2bn in the year to 31st December 2017 – a higher growth rate than the...
Sainsbury’s/Asda consultation enters second phase
The merger of Sainsbury's and Asda could damage supermarket competition in 463 areas, the competition watchdog has warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) believes there could be a ‘substantial lessening of competition’ if they were ‘insufficiently...
Chilled fish sees 180,000 more shoppers
Chilled fish is up, with 1.2 million more shopping baskets containing fish and 180,000 more consumers buying it year on year, according to the latest meat, fish and poultry market (MFP) update. The latest release from Kantar Worldpanel covering the 12 weeks to 9th...
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