Apr 15, 2019 | Dairy, News
AHDB has appointed Nic Parsons as head of dairy development, responsible for the development and co-ordination of AHDB’s strategic dairy farm network. Nic will join AHDB in June from Tesco where he has been agricultural manager for dairy since 2014. Before this, he...
Apr 12, 2019 | News, Retailing
Consumers are continuing to shop online, with sales of groceries in the UK hitting £12.3 billion last year, and expected to reach £13.6 billion this year, according to the latest research from Mintel. The organisation reports that the online grocery sector is still...
Apr 11, 2019 | Fish Processing, News, Red Meat Processing
An array of British food including Scottish salmon and premium red meat products from England, Scotland and Wales are being profiled at the international tradeshow SIAL Canada. SIAL Canada which is held in Montreal, runs over three days from 30th April – 2nd May and...
Apr 11, 2019 | Brexit, Food Equipment & Services, News
The EU27 have granted the UK an extension to the Brexit process, after extensive talks in Brussels on Wednesday evening. The new deadline of 31st October averts the prospect of the UK having to leave the EU without a deal on Friday 12th April. Prime Minister Theresa...
Apr 10, 2019 | Brexit, News, Retailing
Supermarket giant Tesco has reported a 28.8% rise in annual pre-tax profits, with chief executive Dave Lewis explaining he is “delighted with the broad-based improvements”. Revenue grew 11.2% to £63.9 billion, and like-for-like sales rose 2.9%. including 1.7% at Tesco...
