Mar 27, 2019 | News, Retailing
Aldi, one of the UK’s fastest-growing supermarkets, says it will support 30 young people to undertake a fresh food produce apprenticeship this year. The project will work In partnership with Management Development Services Ltd (MDS), a fresh produce graduate...
Mar 20, 2019 | News, Retailing, Vegetable Processing
Aldi, has confirmed that it is trialling the selling of vegetables without any plastic packaging in Scotland. The trial, which is now underway, focuses on five veg lines: savoy cabbage, red cabbage, white cabbage, pointed cabbage and cauliflower. Customers will now be...
Mar 5, 2019 | Brexit, Food Equipment & Services, News, Retailing
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...
Feb 7, 2019 | Fruit Processing, Ingredients, News, Retailing, Vegetable Processing
Fruit, vegetables and salad sales have surged by £46 million compared to last January, boosted by customer trends towards plant-based diets, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel covering the 12 weeks to 27th...
Jan 7, 2019 | News, Retailing
In the week commencing 17th December, Aldi enjoyed its best-ever Christmas trading in the UK with sales of almost £1bn for the month as a whole. The supermarket welcomed an influx of festive shoppers from more expensive food retailers throughout December. The week...
