Iceland sales rise 8% despite supply chain challenges

Iceland sales rise 8% despite supply chain challenges

Iceland has released its full-year results, revealing an increase in total sales to more than £3 billion. The grocer, which specialises in frozen foods, has also seen an increase in like-for-like sales by 2.3% in the 53 weeks to the end of March this year. However, it...
Iceland pledges to remove palm oil from own label food

Iceland pledges to remove palm oil from own label food

Major food retailer Iceland has announced that it will stop using palm oil as an ingredient in all its own label food by the end of 2018. The frozen food specialist has reported that the project is already well underway, with palm oil successfully removed from 50% of...
Soup and bacon sales boosted by ‘Beast from the East’

Soup and bacon sales boosted by ‘Beast from the East’

UK shoppers spent £15 million on soup during recent bad weather, according to IRI supermarket sales data. Sales of bacon and bird feed also offered supermarkets a boost. During the week ending 3rd March 2018, consumers spent £15.4 million on soup in supermarkets – the...