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Kent Frozen Foods acquired by Sysco

Kent Frozen Foods acquired by Sysco

Global foodservice distribution company, Sysco Corporation, has completed the acquisition of Kent Frozen Foods (kff), a UK-based foodservice distributor. The cash transaction, at an undisclosed price, was approved by the Competition and Markets Authority in March. The...

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Aunt Bessie’s product recalled from Lidl stores

Aunt Bessie’s product recalled from Lidl stores

Food brand Aunt Bessie’s has recalled one of its products, being sold at discounter store Lidl, because of undeclared egg. The product in question is the Aunt Bessie’s Croquettes, which are described as small potato balls. Aunt Bessie’s is recalling Aunt Bessie’s...

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Food businesses visit Latin America on trade mission

Food businesses visit Latin America on trade mission

A selection the UK's fast growth food companies recently visited Chile and Argentina for a week-long trade mission organised by Santander UK. The firms, the majority from Cambridge and Anglia, undertook a series of exclusive meetings with buyers and distributors and...

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Convenience and free-from dominate Easter

Convenience and free-from dominate Easter

Products playing on the convenience and free-from trends dominated retailers’ shelves this Easter, including the prevalence of free-from chocolate and other alternatives. According to grocery researcher IGD, a quarter (25%) of shoppers showed an interest in free-from...

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Grocery sales increase during cold weather

Grocery sales increase during cold weather

Grocery sales have increased in value by 2.5% compared to this time last year despite adverse weather conditions, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 25th March 2018. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and...

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