Apr 8, 2019 | Food Equipment & Services, News
According to Food Standards Scotland (FSS), food allergies are becoming increasingly common, and recent consumer research shows that 15% of people surveyed either have a food allergy or have someone in their household with a food allergy. FSS has launched a new food...
Apr 5, 2019 | News, Red Meat Processing
Larger Tesco stores will be offering vegan alternatives in the meat aisles from Monday 8th April, in a new fixture so that customers will find both next to each other. Derek Sarno, Tesco’s director of Plant-Based Innovation said: “We are seeing a new kind of shopper...
Apr 5, 2019 | Food Packing, Fruit Processing, Ingredients, News, Retailing, Sugar
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has responded to new health claims published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, which states that product packaging for a large proportion of foods marketed to children in the UK are ‘confusing’ and could be...
Apr 4, 2019 | Food Equipment & Services, News
Food price inflation has hit 2.5% in March, up from 1.6% in February, the highest since November 2013. Shop price inflation has also accelerated in March to 0.9%, up from 0.7% in February; the highest inflation rate since March 2013. Fresh food inflation also rose to...
Apr 2, 2019 | Chilled Foods, Frozen Foods, News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures, published from Kantar, show year-on-year supermarket sales growth of 1.4% during the 12 weeks to 24th March 2019. This year’s late Easter, and the fact that Mother’s Day falls outside the reported period, contributed to the...
