Nov 27, 2020 | News, Retailing
Organisers of the City Food Lecture have announced that the 2021 lecture will be given by Mel Smith, chief executive of Ocado Retail. Formed in August 2019, Ocado Retail is a 50-50 joint venture between M&S and Ocado Group which serves 350,000 households every...
Nov 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
A number of trade organisations have welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review which consists of a number of support packages in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the Government expecting the economy set to shrink by around 11.4% this year, Sunak...
Nov 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The economic ripple effect of Covid-19 led consumers to re-evaluate their buying behaviours with price, value for money and buying local becoming more of a priority during lockdown, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Bord (AHDB). This led to...
Nov 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, AHDB is set to explore the new ways of working for exporters in the UK as part of its series of webinars. The webinar will highlight some of the key changes adopted within market access measures during the pandemic and...
Nov 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
One of the UK’s biggest food brands, Premier Foods, has seen its profits grow by more than £47 million thanks to what it describes as exceptional demand during lockdown. The company, which owns the likes of Oxo, Bisto and Mr Kipling, released its half year results for...
